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as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program
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Recent Examples of selectee
Ars Technica's space reporters ranked the five selectees for the European Launcher Challenge in order from most likely to least likely to reach orbit.
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Next Step Critics’ Week selectee Agirretxe makes her debut with a socially engaged drama centered on factory workers in San Sebastián, 1978, during a strike.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 19 May 2025
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In eight seasons with the Patriots, Mayo was the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a 2010 All-Pro, a two-time Pro Bowl selectee and a Super Bowl 49 champion.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022
ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Next Step Critics’ Week selectee Agirretxe makes her debut with a socially engaged drama centered on factory workers in San Sebastián, 1978, during a strike.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 19 May 2025
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In eight seasons with the Patriots, Mayo was the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a 2010 All-Pro, a two-time Pro Bowl selectee and a Super Bowl 49 champion.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
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One of the top defensive line recruits out of high school three years ago, Woods almost immediately lived up to the hype as a Freshman All-American at Clemson.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Sometimes rural fire departments or hospitals wait months for new recruits to start training because the college can’t afford to run a class for just a couple students.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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Alex Chang, a recent conscript in his mid-20s who spoke to CNN, observed that training has intensified since the extension of mandatory military service.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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Patel was an early conscript for the Bharat Army, effectively India’s equivalent to the ‘Barmy Army’ group of supporters who have followed England all over the world in their thousands for the past three decades.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The tribes noted that the result of the redistricting was that for the first time in 35 years, no Native American candidate was serving in the North Dakota Senate.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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Statistically, women are less likely to invest in digital assets and more likely to vote for candidates outside the Republican party.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Why not, then, revive the Austin Arts Hall of Fame, too? Earlier this year, a panel of 10 Hall of Famers served as an informal set of advisors to select a fresh batch of inductees for 2025, based in part on candidates from previous years.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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His decision comes just four months before the Bonita Vista High School and Southwestern College alum will become only the second drummer — Ringo Starr is the first — to become a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
George Varga,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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