elective

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/

Meanings

noun

Something that is an option or that may be elected, like a course of tertiary study or a medical procedure.

Examples :

"Psychology is an elective course offered at the university. "

education medicine

adjective

Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.

Examples :

"Students have several elective courses to choose from in their final year. "

politics government state

adjective

Optional or discretionary; chosen, not mandatory.

Examples :

"History is an elective course at my school; students can choose it or not. "

education

Related Words

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

involving verb

/ɪnˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ/

To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.

"The baker was involving the dough around a metal form to create a spiral-shaped pastry. "

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

mandatory noun

/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔ.ɹi/

A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

"The mandatory for the game requires the players to keep the disc above the painted line. "

optional noun

/ˈɒpʃənəl/ /ˈɑːpʃənəl/

Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.

"The history optional in the history course is a good choice for students who don't want to take the required course. "

procedure noun

/pɹəˈsiːdʒə/ /pɹəˈsidʒɚ/

A particular method for performing a task.

"The school's procedure for returning lost items involves filling out a form and leaving it with the office staff. "

elections noun

/ɪˈlɛkʃənz/ /iˈlɛkʃənz/

A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote.

"How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?"

tertiary noun

/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/ /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/

Any item considered to be of third order.

"In this company's organizational structure, a training manual would be considered a tertiary resource, as it supports the primary software and secondary help guides. "

discretionary adjective

/dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/ /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/

Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

"discretionary income"

psychology noun

/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/ /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

The study of the human mind.

"My sister is studying psychology at university. "