Definitions
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- verb To not
select ; to rule out ofselection . - verb UK, politics To
reject (anMP ) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
Etymologies
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Examples
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When someone votes a straight-party ticket but then also selects the name of a candidate within that party in a particular race, electronic machines "deselect" that candidate.
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Mine is doing the same thing ... scrolling won't work unless i "deselect" the picture when in split view mode.
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· Add functionality to "deselect" an item (i.e. no item will then be selected).
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010
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Mine is doing the same thing ... scrolling won't work unless i "deselect" the picture when in split view mode.
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Enter my email address twice, select "I would prefer not to receive marketing ...", deselect "I would like to be notified when customer service is available.
Yet Another Reason to hate Bank of America joshenglish 2006
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Sadly, unless there is a move to deselect him, he will be back in the next Parliament, though almost certainly no longer lording it over us.
Archive 2009-07-12 2009
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When you reach “Ready to install”, click on the “advanced” button and deselect the install bootloader check box.
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Since there is no way to know who will be an effective teacher, the best thing to do is to “deselect” teachers every year whose students did not get gains.
Gregoire Trying to Get Local Buy-In on Education Reform Plan « PubliCola 2010
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Then go back to the main ‘System’ page and select ‘Skin’ under the ‘home window options’ menu, the top four options should be checked and the rest are optional, just make sure to deselect the ‘hide movies’ and ‘hide tv show’ options.
The Fully Automated Media Centre | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Sadly, unless there is a move to deselect him, he will be back in the next Parliament, though almost certainly no longer lording it over us.
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