She began almost to feel a dislike of Edward; and it ended, as every feeling must end with her, by carrying back her thoughts to Willoughby, whose manners formed a contrast sufficiently striking to those of his brother elect.
Elect is added after words such as `president' or `governor' to indicate that a person has been elected to the post but has not officially started to carry out the duties involved. the date when the president-elect takes office. president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc the person who has been elected as president etc, but who has not yet officially started their job
When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them. The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956 The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president. + elected elect·ed the country's democratically elected president