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[beyond-c]

I'm confused with this sentence:

his election to the president of the Royal Science Society

Does it mean that the person has become the president or that he just take part in the election ?

Thanks in advance!

[BobK]

I'm confused with this sentence:

his election to the president of the Royal Science Society

Does it mean that the person has become the president or that he just take part in the election ?

Thanks in advance!

You may see it used that way, but for clarity it should be either 'elected to be the president of...' (often abbreviated to 'elected president of...') or 'elected to the presidency of....'. The version without 'to be' is common, but it seems to me unwise as it is easily confused with 'he was the elected president of....' which means something different (the election took place some time ago - maybe years).

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[beyond-c]

I'm still confused.

1. his election to the president ....

2. his election as the president ....


Is there a difference between the two sentences?

[bhaisahab]

I'm still confused.

1. his election to the president ....

2. his election as the president ....


Is there a difference between the two sentences?

#1 is incorrect. As BobK pointed out, it should be "...to the presidency".