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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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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 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 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
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  • Junior Dijon Johnson is a former top-100 recruit who changed his commitment from Ohio State.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
  • The former four-star recruit from Oregon ranked 23rd nationally in passing efficiency, completing 61.7 percent of his 350 attempts for 2,885 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 July 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
  • Earlier this month, K-pop superstars RM and V, from the band BTS, became the latest high-profile conscripts discharged from national service.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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  • On Tuesday, two state legislators joined the crowded field of Democratic candidates looking to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Led by Stanford PhD candidate Jared Moore, the team reviewed therapeutic guidelines from organizations including the Department of Veterans Affairs, American Psychological Association, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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  • Gordon gave a speech and received a signature blue Royals Hall of Fame jacket from fellow inductee Bo Jackson.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
  • If France had a whiskey hall of fame, this would be the first inductee.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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