deselect
English
Etymology
de- + select
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkt
- IPA(key): /diːsəˈlɛkt/
Verb
deselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)
- To not select; to rule out of selection.
- (Britain, politics) To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
- 2007: One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3
Antonyms
- select
Related terms
- deselection
Translations
To not select; to rule out of selection
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Anagrams
- electeds, selected