Elected or Elected AS?

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goldencypress

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He has been elected leader of the party.

He has been elected AS the leader if the party?

Which is correct?

Does the same rule apply to APPOINTED also?

Thank you.
 
    • Yes, this optional "as" is used with both verbs. I think of it as implying some omitted words:

    He has been appointed/elected (to a position) as the leader of the party.

    That full sentence would be a correct use of "to" and "as".
     
    I feel there is also a slight difference in the meaning :

    "XX is addressing the Parliament as the elected leader of the XX party".
    "XX has just been elected as the leader of the XX party".
    Or
    "the elected leader of the majority is to become the First Minister"
    "he has been elected as the probable new First Minister".

    => in adding this "as" right after "elected", you put a stress onto the function. In suppressing it, you emphasize the fact that the person has been elected (so on the democratic process).
     
    The answers in this post are no quite clear to me. Is it the same to say "he was elected president of the NGO" and "he was elected as president of the NGO"? Or is one option "more correct" than the other? Thank you.
     
    Atna said:
    The answers in this post are no quite clear to me. Is it the same to say "he was elected president of the NGO" and "he was elected as president of the NGO"? Or is one option "more correct" than the other? Thank you.
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    Hello Atna

    I very much prefer "He was elected president of the NGO", with no "as".

    Here's another thread which mentions situations where "as" might be preferred: elect someone (as ) director.
     
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