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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
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
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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
Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021
Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
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
Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021
Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
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He was rated the No. 4 tight end and the No. 101 overall recruit by 247Sports, and was rated the No. 20 prospect in Texas.Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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On public safety, Williams spoke about working with recruits in the police training division, and noted the nearly 300 vacancies in the police department.Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the end, too many Syrians were disgusted by his dictatorship, and the conscripts in Assad's army weren't prepared to die for it.The Week UK, theweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Russian conscripts called up for military service sit in a bus before their departure for garrisons, in Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia November 16, 2024.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Other candidates include ex-Maryland governor and presidential candidate Martin O’Malley, New York state Sen. James Skoufis, Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Meeks notes that many of those smaller names ended up as popular short candidates and remain significant short bets.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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This year’s inductees represent a wide range of genres, eras, and voices that continue to shape the national film heritage.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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The inaugural inductee is the club’s legendary defender and honorary vice president Franco Baresi, who will be soon joined by three new members voted by fans worldwide and to be revealed later this week.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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