Chosen people in village lectured (5)
I believe the answer is:
elect
'chosen people' is the definition.
'in village lectured' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ELECT' can be found hidden inside 'village lectured'.
(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Choose by ballot" , "Choose; singled out" , "Choose by voting" , "Put in power by voting" , "Make" .)