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preselection

noun

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as in candidate

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Recent Examples of preselection This preselection process dramatically speeds things up, reducing what once took hours to something approaching real-time identification of maritime targets. — David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026

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But that's part of Christina Bohannan's long learning curve as a Democratic candidate for Congress.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Offensive lineman Austen Pleasants, who appears to be the latest candidate in the battle to start at left guard, was also absent after suffering a leg injury in Thursday’s game.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of candidate

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Three states are holding primaries on Tuesday, with Florida deciding its nominees for both governor and for Senate.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Unlike traditional primary elections, the Alaska primary does not determine a political party’s nominee -- instead, the four candidates with the most votes advance to the general election.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of nominee

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Between Hutson and Ilya Protas, Washington features two of the best value selections in the league currently.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The tension was heightened by a controversial USC debate selection process that would have resulted in no candidates of color taking the stage.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of selection

Noun

However, Henderson and the two other judges in the case, Carter appointee Harry Edwards and Obama appointee Robert Wilkins, did agree that the videos Maass obtained were gathered fraudulently and not protected by the First Amendment.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
The governor’s office did not respond to questions about the thoroughness of their vetting process for political appointees.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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