selector

Definition of selectornext
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 limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026 The gear selector moves from the center console to the steering column, freeing up space for storage and an easy to use rotary controller that combines volume, drive mode selection and atmospheres, which coordinates audio and internal lighting. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don. Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 More famously, Sven Marquardt, worked as a selector for Berghain for almost two decades. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 This has been confirmed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, numerous selectors who were in the room, and my vote for coach Belichick. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026 There's also one representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 17 at-large selectors, including active journalists. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 The selectors of this year’s Content America’s Copro Pitch six finalists certainly think so. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Kelly’s reform package was rolled out in tandem with a veto and scathing rebuke of a GOP bill that would have empowered 10% of voters in cities, counties and school districts to reject budgets that spend more than the previous year.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The war in Iran could make affordability an even more influential issue with voters in 2026, Roberts added.
    Mary Ramsey April 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products.
    Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Student groups expressed outrage because, at the time, a nationwide Taco Bell boycott was underway to pressure the restaurant to improve the wages and working conditions of its tomato pickers.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • The fake elector was criminally charged for his role by Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford's office.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The forgery charges are felonies and the elector charge is a misdemeanor.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Selector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selector. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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