Words similar to electing

Example sentences for: electing

How can you use “electing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Most obviously, reducing carbon dioxide emissions is more important than electing Al Gore president.
We're electing someone to run the government, not minister to the condition of our souls.
Is he "a fresh wind from New York," as one paper put it, or a would-be "Culture Pope," which is to say, an American-style media hound whose appointment should make German voters think twice about electing his boss?
It's true that, as he says, "We're electing someone to run the government, not minister to the condition of our souls."
If we want principled leaders, electing more men like Nixon and fewer like Clinton wouldn't seem to be the ticket.