elect TO member

English translation: elect to member: used all the time in formal meetings

07:51 Sep 30, 2004

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / meeting minutes

English term or phrase: elect TO member

I'm looking for a native opinion - is this collocation way too weird to be used, or..
the macro context - board of directors meeeing minutes, verrry formal language

thanks IA

danya KudoZ activity Questions: 98 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 1789
Local time: 05:08

Selected answer:elect to member: used all the time in formal meetings

Explanation:
Also (more widely used, but in the same train of thought) "elected to member".

Very correct. Nothing wrong with it.

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Note added at 5 hrs 56 mins (2004-09-30 13:48:23 GMT)
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http://www.imeche.org.uk/membership/pdf/power_conv_case_stud...

PANEL RECOMMENDATION
Elect to Member

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE DECISION
Elect to Member

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Note added at 5 hrs 57 mins (2004-09-30 13:48:57 GMT) Post-grading
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It means that someone is going to be elected to member status.

Selected response from:

Julie Roy
Canada
Local time: 22:08

Grading comment

many thanks! G-d knows I did need such reassurance from a native! :-)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +4

elected member of.../elected to be a member...

Austra Muizniece

4 +2

elect to be a member

Mark Nathan

elected as a member

airmailrpl

4 +1

elect to member: used all the time in formal meetings

Julie Roy

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

56 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

elect to member elected member of.../elected to be a member...

Explanation:
maybe there's a typo - missing "be a" part?

Austra Muizniece
Latvia
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Latvian

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

elect to member elect to be a member

Explanation:
You can:
elect someone to be a member
elect someone to be on the board of directors

member cannot be used as a verb

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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2004-09-30 08:55:57 GMT)
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there are shareholders and then there are directors who are elected to represent the shareholders\' interests.

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 04:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

3 hrs confidence:

elect to member elected as a member

Explanation:
elect to member

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 23:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

elect to member

elect to member: used all the time in formal meetings

Julie Roy
Canada
Local time: 22:08
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

many thanks! G-d knows I did need such reassurance from a native! :-)

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