Examples of 'elected their own' in a sentence

Meaning of "elected their own"

elected their own: A phrase indicating that individuals or a group have chosen or voted for their preferred candidate, leader, or representative

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elected their own
The inhabitants elected their own leader.
They elected their own Revolutionary Committee and a new secretary of the village council.
When it came to the election they were organized and elected their own candidate.
The right to elected their own government.
The service was held in Low German and the parishes elected their own pastors.
Iraqis have elected their own representatives and are poised to write their constitution.
The population of the Albayzín elected their own officials and leaders.
They elected their own officers, plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles.
This was the first election in which the Timorese elected their own representatives.
They elected their own leaders, and could amass wealth in cattle and crops.
Rhode Island and Connecticut elected their own governors.
They have elected their own Chairpersons, Coordinators and Secretaries.
The next year, county residents elected their own officials.
Guard units elected their own officers, who, in working-class districts, included radical and socialist leaders.
In the early church, laymen and women elected their own bishops.

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The Zaporozhians elected their own leaders, known as Kosh otaman, for one-year terms.
These local sections were self-governing and elected their own officers.
Each year the students elected their own " Rag Day Queen " to head the procession.
For example, men who fought in the American Civil War often elected their own officers.
The members of Parliament elected their own President and Vice-President.
In 1978, the people of American Samoa for the first time elected their own Governor.
The community elected their own abbot for the first time in 1979.
In the first stages of the uprising, various areas elected their own regional governing councils.
On Ranulf 's death, however, the Gaetans elected their own Lombard candidate, Atenulf, Count of Aquino.
During the first stages of the rebellion, various areas elected their own regional governing councils.
The small groups, which include lay men and women, elected their own chairmen and moderators.
They promptly disputed the succession, and elected their own Caliph Abdallah al-Adil.
In theory, the residents of each zone elected their own people 's committee.

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