Sentence examples for is elected to be from inspiring English sources

A very medieval thing to do, the system survives in the way the Pope is elected to be an absolute monarch by his cardinals.

The president is elected, to be sure, but most chief executives are reelected almost irrespective of performance, and claim extraordinary authority in between electoral contests.

" 'I was elected to be a leader.

President Obama was elected to be the voice of change.

He did notably well with Latino voters when he was elected to be governor of Texas.

She was elected to be a peer by Green party members in a ballot.

Bill Clinton was elected to be president, not Knight in Shining Armor, not National Husband.

At least Simon Rattle seems sure why he was elected to be artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

In November, 1880, Chester A. Arthur, a Republican, was elected to be James Garfield's Vice-President.

However, an Obama supporter was elected to be the party vice-chairman, so he did pick up one superdelegate.

MANY sorts of Americans are happy that Barack Obama has been elected to be their 44th president: blacks, rich whites, Hispanics, women, the young.