Elective may refer to:
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Choice
A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate Motivation, motivators and Choice modelling, models.
Freedom of choice is generally cherished, whereas a severely limited or arti ...
, the mental process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them
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Elective course
In higher education, a course is a unit of teaching that typically lasts one academic term, is led by one or more instructors (teachers or professors), and has a fixed roster of students. A course usually covers an individual subject. Courses gene ...
in education
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Elective (medical)
300px, Students assisting surgery in a hospital affiliated with Hebei North University.
An electiveSometimes known by other names, such as a ''Subject to Endorsement Placement'' (StEP) at Manchester Medical School. is a placement undertaken as ...
, a period of study forming part of a medical degree
* In medical procedures, planned interventions, as opposed to
emergency care
Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians (or "ER doctors") specialize in providing care for unscheduled and undifferentiated pa ...
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Elective surgery
Elective surgery or elective procedure is surgery that is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency. Semi-elective surgery is a surgery that must be done to preserve the patient's life, but does not need to be performe ...
* An adjective for
election
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative d ...
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Elective monarchy
An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by a monarch who is elected, in contrast to a hereditary monarchy in which the office is automatically passed down as a family inheritance. The manner of election, the nature of candidate qualifications, ...
, a monarchy ruled by an elected monarch, in contrast to a ''hereditary monarchy''
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