Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Elected: Describes a person who has won a position through a formal voting process, such as an election. It indicates the successful outcome of being chosen by voters.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy đã trúng cử chủ tịch thành phố. (He was elected city mayor.)
  • Ứng viên trúng cử sẽ nhận nhiệm vụ vào tháng tới. (The elected candidate will assume duty next month.)
  • Bà là người phụ nữ đầu tiên trúng cử vào vị trí đó. (She is the first woman to be elected to that position.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "trúng cử" is often used in a formal or official context related to political or organizational elections. It can be part of a compound verb phrase.
• "đắc cử" is a near-synonym, sometimes used in more formal or literary contexts with a similar meaning of being successfully elected.

Variants and Related Words

• Trúng tuyển (v): to pass an entrance exam or be selected in a recruitment process (not by popular vote).
  • Cô ấy trúng tuyển vào đại học. (She passed the university entrance exam.)
• Bầu cử (n): election.
  • Cuộc bầu cử diễn ra hòa bình. (The election took place peacefully.)

Synonyms

• Elected: Chosen by vote.
• Voted in: (Informal) Elected to a position.

Related Idioms

• Trúng số: to win the lottery. This idiom shares the root "trúng" (to hit, to win) and is used for a windfall or unexpected success, contrasting with the deliberate process of "trúng cử".
  • Anh ta vui như thể vừa trúng số. (He was as happy as if he had just won the lottery.)

adj

1. elected