Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use "African American", though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
VERB
選舉;推選
When people elect someone, they choose that person to represent them, by voting for them.
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.