elect to

elect someone to something

to select someone to be a member of something by ballot; to select someone to be an officer in something by ballot. We elected you to office, so do your job. Tom was elected to the congress.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elsa	['elsə]
Silvio	SEEL-vyo (Italian), SEEL-byo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Dina (2)	DEE-nah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese
AdÁN	ah-DHAHN	Spanish
Marvin	MAHR-vin (English), MAHR-veen (German)	English, German
Leelo	-	Estonian