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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 selectees were narrowed down from a field of 8,000 applicants.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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
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
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
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
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The academy, located near College Parkway and State Avenue, is primarily tasked with training new recruits but also provides ongoing professional development and training.—
Sofi Zeman
January 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Secrecy protects the recruiter, not the recruit.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Any political commentary was mostly relegated to red carpet interviews ahead of the ceremony, where both nominee Mark Ruffalo, winner Jean Smart and presenter Wanda Sykes took the opportunity to share their thoughts on current affairs.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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After thanking his fellow nominees, his team and Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie, Chalamet focused his attention on Kylie.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, the number of military personnel has hovered just above 180,000—compared with 300,000 people in 2001, more than a third of whom were conscripts.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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In 1942: In need of conscripts to fight in World War II, Congress voted to approve lowering the draft age to 18 and raising the maximum age to 37.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Minter is a prominent candidate, since he's coached in Baltimore fairly recently.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Interviewing Raheem Morris and Antonio Pierce satisfied the NFL's Rooney Rule requirements for minority or female candidates, and Harbaugh's visit to northern New Jersey paved the way to make a hire before any of the more than half-dozen teams with a vacancy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Together, the five inductees make up this year’s class of honored athletes.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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In addition to Patterson, coach inductees include Chris Petersen (Boise State University/University of Washington), Jim Margraff (Johns Hopkins University), and Ken Sparks (Carson‑Newman University).—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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