Synonyms for elect

Most common

v. 1
To choose or make a decision (to do something).
adj. 1
Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
He is the President elect.
n. 1
One chosen or set apart.

Plural: elects → choices…
Past participle: elected
e.g. elected → choosed, selected, appointed, voted…

or Elect?

Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

vote The result of the vote was a win for the Liberals.
choose It won't make any difference whichever you choose.
select Select enough large apples to fill a pudding dish.
appoint Just appoint the time and place and I'll be there.
decide In the first place, we have to decide on the name.
ordain The bishop's role includes the power to select, ordain, and supervise ministers.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

4 letters: like¹, take¹, call¹, vote¹, pick¹, cull¹
5 letters: saved¹, elite²
6 letters: choice¹, choose¹, decide², picked¹, prefer², chosen², select², divine², ordain²
7 letters: blessed¹, appoint²
8 letters: selected³, accepted³, redeemed²
9 letters: appointed³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elite² = 2 syllables).