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- noun politics The process by which a
candidate forpublic office is selected, usually by a political party - noun
Selection in advance
Etymologies
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Examples
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The meeting is expected to result in a "preselection" to be presented, possibly later this month, to the supervisory board, which has final say, these people said.
Deutsche Bank Nears CEO Decision Laura Stevens 2011
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Keep in mind, too, that there is no one template for the various children's choice awards -- the degree of preselection varies, the number and nature of children participating varies, the books that are eligible, etc.
Still, it's not like a book can give you polio. Roger Sutton 2009
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Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.
A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010
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Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.
A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010
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* Definitely not the same Peter King who lost preselection for his (Australian) House of Reps seat after an orchestrated branch-stack by former leader Malcolm Turnbull. ami haji
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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Ms Sauvage said Ms Neal visited her home last Friday to ask whether she would sign the MP's preselection nomination form.
A Lack of Healthy Boundaries James Taranto 2010
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Because they come mainly through airports, and thus have visas, they have undergone a kind of preselection process based on their educational level, their prosperity, and their language skills.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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We can hope that a significant number of these students will experience character-shaping events producing a sense of commitment that they will carry forward into the future; numerous studies attest to the fact that experience of political and social activism at a young age tends to carry forward through later life, although there are obvious preselection problems with those studies.
Howard Schweber: Obama's Biggest Program of All -- Service Learning 2009
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