elect vs take a stand

elect

verb
  • To choose or make a decision (to do something) 

  • To choose (a candidate) in an election 

noun
  • In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation. 

  • One chosen or set apart. 

adj
  • Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. 

  • Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office. 

take a stand

verb
  • To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs. 

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