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as in conscripts
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 nominees
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 selectees
The selectees were narrowed down from a field of 8,000 applicants.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Rehabs throughout South Africa are full of white ex-conscripts.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 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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The inaugural class of Actor Award nominees was announced today by Abbott Elementary star Janelle James and Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie, ahead of a March 1 ceremony on Netflix.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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The best drama series ensemble nominees are The Diplomat, Landman, The Pitt, Severance and The White Lotus.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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The department plans to work through ways to give recruits a better sense of what the work might be like upfront, Lamb said, possibly through videos on day-to-day operations.—
John Hult,
States Newsroom,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Huskies also added Renick Dorilas and Steve Miller, who didn’t see the field much in their time at Rutgers and USC, respectively, and a pair of three-star high school recruits in Elijah Whitaker and Shmar Akande.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent screened the qualifying candidates, whittling the list down to five and then four.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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No wonder Rieder vaulted to the top of the list of Fed chair candidates on prediction markets over the past few days.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Selectees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectees. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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