elective : Idioms & Phrases
Elective affinity ∨ attraction
(Chem.) , a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism.
Webster 1913
elective course
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noun a course that the student can select from among alternatives
elective.
WordNet
non-elective
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adjective satellite filled by appointment rather than by election
nonelected; nonelective.
- a nonelective office
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self-elective
Self`-e*lect"ive adjective
Definitions
Having the right of electing one's self, or, as a body, of electing its own members.