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preselections

noun

plural of preselection
as in candidates

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  1. candidates
  2. nominees
  3. appointees
Noun
  • Forty-four prospective candidates have submitted applications to become the next permanent superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, according to the city agency tasked with vetting those bids.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Watchmaking entrants will reinterpret the in-house self-winding automatic 1847 MC movement through that lens, while jewelry candidates are invited to translate an animal’s presence into a brooch.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidates
Noun
  • Many nominees at the 2026 MTV VMAs flexed their fashion chops, including Blackpink‘s Lisa.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories Read below to see the full winners list and nominees below.
    — William Earl, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominees
Noun
  • But the new direction caused misgivings for some conservative supporters of the institution, such as Graves, who joined the regents as one of the three Republican congressional appointees in 2023.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And in May, OMB rocked the scientific community by proposing a rewrite to the bedrock guidance for all federal contracts that deemphasized peer review and empowered political appointees in driving decisions.
    — STAT, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of appointees
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“Preselections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselections. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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