Surgery scheduled at patient's convenience.

Right to vote in elections.

Elective Affinities (German: Die Wahlverwandtschaften), also translated under the title Kindred by Choice, is the third novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1809.

Attraction or bond between elements.

Spouse's legal claim to estate.

Optional class chosen by student.

Termination of pregnancy by choice.

Selective silence in specific situations.

"Elective dictatorship", also called "executive dominance" in political science, is a phrase describing the state in which a typical Westminster system state's parliament is dominated by the government of the day.

Course chosen without program restrictions.

Not optional; required by circumstances.