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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 Some selectors excluded from the 25-person selection committee could still serve on subcommittees for coach and contributor candidates. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Voters who are not affiliated with either party make up about 35% of the electorate, more than the 27% of voters who are registered as Democrats.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Dembele appeared in every voter’s top 10 last year, and was named in first place 73 times (out of 100).

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of voter

Noun

Stock pickers' market Lerner is not the only one noting the low correlation and high dispersion in the market.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
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

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

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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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