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elective  (electives plural )
1  adj An elective post or committee is one to which people are appointed as a result of winning an election. 
FORMAL Buchanan has never held elective office.  
2  adj Elective surgery is surgery that you choose to have before it becomes essential. 
FORMAL 
3  n-count An elective is a subject which a student can choose to study as part of his or her course. 
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in BRIT, use  option