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You can use it when you want to mention someone's election or appointment to a position. For example: "He was elected as the President of the Student Council last week."
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was elected as
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One chosen or set apart.
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"I was elected as its chairman.
Mr Petro was elected as mayor of Bogotá in 2011.
"When I was elected as president of this court.
Joko Widodo was elected as Indonesia's seventh president.
At 33, he was elected as an MP.
"When I was elected as president of this court..
Storey himself was elected as a 21-year-old.
Cuomo was elected as Governor in 1982 and held the position for 12 years.
This week Binyamin Netanyahu, aged 56, a hawkish former prime minister, was elected as Likud's leader.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader on opposition to Trident.
Gov. Bev Perdue of North Carolina was elected as vice chairwoman.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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