selection

1 the act or process of selecting his selection of a running mate was a long, tedious affair Synonyms choice, choosing, election, picking, selecting Related Words option; appointment, assignment, designation, naming, nomination; decision

2 a person or thing that is chosen our selection was the third entrant in the dog show Synonyms bet, chosen, pick, choiceRelated Words favorite, like, liking, preference; elective, option; appointment, designation, nomination; appointee, candidate, nominee, selectee; preselectionAntonyms rejectee

3 the power, right, or opportunity to choose the inn's table d'hôte is excellent, but there's very limited selection Synonyms alternative, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, pick, preference, choice, volition, wayRelated Words determination, free will, will; say, voice, vote; inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency; discernment, judgment (or judgement), perspicacityNear Antonyms coercion, duress, force; duty, obligation; Hobson's choice

4 a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole a selection of the company's latest line of products for display at the trade show Synonyms cross section, sampler, sampling, sample, sliceRelated Words case, example, exemplar, exemplification, illustration, instance, representative, specimen; archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm, prototype; microcosm