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selectee

noun

sə-ˌlek-ˈtē How to pronounce selectee (audio)
Definition of selecteenext
1
as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service had the dubious distinction of being the last selectee to serve in the Vietnam War

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2
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 selectees, announced yesterday (June 9), were NASA's Randy Bresnik (commander), the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Luca Parmitano (pilot), and NASA mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 June 2026 Under former coach Billy Napier, the Gators’ NFL output dwindled, best illustrated by the Gators having a single pick in 2024 and no selectees in the first three rounds last year. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 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. — ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025 The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees. — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
  1. recruit
  2. nominee
  3. conscript
  4. candidate
  5. inductee
Noun
  • The former four-star recruit moved to left tackle last year and had an All-SEC season, graded as one of the best linemen in the country.
    — PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The recruit allegedly took photos and videos of several locations and was likely paid around $1,500.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Kevin Crutchfield, Republican nominee Crutchfield has supported expanding private-school choice, including voting in 2023 to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, Republican nominee Mike Rogers called for an AI slowdown in an X post after Amodei’s warning.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominee
Noun
  • At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Figures such as Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed have given Republicans an opportunity to cast Democrats as socially out of touch and misaligned with the typical voter’s values.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidate
Noun
  • The 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and his wife arrived as guests at the ceremony, which honored Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, the Allman Brothers Band and more.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Def Leppard’s journey from Sheffield, England schoolmates to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be the focus of an upcoming documentary.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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