Definitions

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  • noun politics The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
  • noun Selection in advance

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ selection

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Examples

  • The meeting is expected to result in a "preselection" to be presented, possibly later this month, to the supervisory board, which has final say, these people said.

    Deutsche Bank Nears CEO Decision Laura Stevens 2011

  • Keep in mind, too, that there is no one template for the various children's choice awards -- the degree of preselection varies, the number and nature of children participating varies, the books that are eligible, etc.

    Still, it's not like a book can give you polio. Roger Sutton 2009

  • Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.

    A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010

  • Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.

    A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010

  • * Definitely not the same Peter King who lost preselection for his (Australian) House of Reps seat after an orchestrated branch-stack by former leader Malcolm Turnbull. ami haji

    Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

  • Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.

    A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010

  • Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • We can hope that a significant number of these students will experience character-shaping events producing a sense of commitment that they will carry forward into the future; numerous studies attest to the fact that experience of political and social activism at a young age tends to carry forward through later life, although there are obvious preselection problems with those studies.

    Howard Schweber: Obama's Biggest Program of All -- Service Learning 2009

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