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selecting

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of selecting

the act or process of selecting

  • the selecting of the partyʼs nominee took three days and half a dozen votes
Synonyms of selecting

choice, choosing, election, picking, selection
Words Related to selecting

option

appointment, assignment, designation, naming, nomination

decision

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