elect to select

English translation: choose to select

14:40 May 9, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: elect to select
"In the event that the parties elect to select their own arbitrators, each party shall choose a single arbitrator"

want to know what does phrase 'elect to select' means here
Tejinder Soodan
India
Local time: 07:24
Selected answer:choose to select
Explanation:
If the parties opt for/choose to pick their own arbitrators,
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 19:54
Grading comment
Thanks Kim
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4 +7choose to select
Kim Metzger
4 +2decide
Andrey Belousov (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
choose to select


Explanation:
If the parties opt for/choose to pick their own arbitrators,

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 19:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thanks Kim

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laurel Porter (X):
9 mins

agree  Can Altinbay
21 mins

agree  claudia bagnardi
1 hr

agree  MikeGarcia
1 hr

agree  Romanian Translator (X)
4 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs

agree  Isodynamia
1 day 18 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
decide


Explanation:
"In the event that the parties decide to select..."

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 21:54
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
19 mins
  -> Thank you! :-)

agree  Tatiana Nero (X): meaning is this, but "elect" should stay in the original, it's the official "term of art"
34 mins
  -> Thank you! :-) I just tried to bring the meaning home to the asker.
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