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selector

noun

Definition of selector

as in voter

someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection the librarians who are the selectors of the annual award for best children's book

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Recent Examples of selector The gear selector, mounted on a lever on the right side of the steering wheel near the wiper controls rather than a traditional gear shift, took some getting used to. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The car is fit with a four-speed Wilson pre-selector transmission. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026 Thankfully, though, there are quite a few physical buttons, alongside a gear selector that resembles an airplane throttle, and a rotary drive-mode knob. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 In some ultra-competitive genres—Northern soul, hip-hop, jungle—selectors have been known to cover up the center stickers of their records, or leave white labels unmarked, to throw boothsnooping DJs off the scent. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026 Marcus North, the England national men’s selector, arrived just in time to witness it first-hand. — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026 The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 At HeadRoom, the stories behind the music — the creators, the selectors, the everyday experiences soundtracked by music — are what make the night special. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 National selectors often look to major league teams for star players. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

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And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
If voters reject the proposal, the issue would be put to rest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of voter

Noun

Currently, informal waste pickers and scrap collectors make up a large portion of Vietnam’s collection system, so the new policy also will factor in that labor so that workers aren’t left behind.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
It was towed off the highway into the pea pickers’ camp, where Lange ultimately found them.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of picker

Noun

Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of chooser

Noun

Three other fake elector cases in Arizona, Michigan and Georgia have been dismissed.

— Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Robert Piva, 67, of Roseville, was charged with one count each of election law perjury, unqualified elector attempting to vote and election law – fraudulent registration.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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