Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To elect or appoint solemnly: To formally and respectfully choose someone for a leadership position or title, often through a collective decision. This term carries a connotation of honor and elevation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân suy cử Nguyễn Hữu Cầu làm tướng. (The peasants elected Nguyen Huu Cau as their general.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as archaic (). It is primarily found in historical texts or narratives describing traditional or formal selection processes in a communal context.

Variants and Related Words

• Bầu cử (v): to elect (modern, standard term for conducting an election).

  • Cử tri đi bầu cử đại biểu Quốc hội. (Voters go to elect National Assembly delegates.)

• Suy tôn (v): to venerate, to honor by elevating to a high position.

  • Nhân dân suy tôn ông là lãnh tụ. (The people venerated him as their leader.)

Synonyms

• Elect: to choose someone for a position by voting.
• Appoint: to assign a job or role to someone formally.
• Elevate: to raise to a higher rank or position.

Notes on Usage

• "Suy cử" is obsolete in contemporary Vietnamese. The modern equivalent for the act of choosing a representative or leader is "bầu" or "bầu cử".
• The term implies a process that is both deliberative ( – to consider, deliberate) and formal ( – to elevate, appoint).

1. (từ cũ) Elect
   • Nông dân suy cử Nguyễn Hữu Cầu làm tướng
     The peasants elected Nguyen Huy Cau as their general