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deselected

  • past participle
    of deselect.
    deselect
    verb (used with object)
    to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.
  • past tense form
    of deselect.
    deselect
    verb (used with object)
    to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.

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The former party leader and Upper Bann assembly member had been facing the prospect of being deselected by his constituency association ahead of the next assembly election.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Labour said it deselected Dr Hayat in his ward in the run-up to the 2022 elections and instead selected him in the "non-target ward" of Allt-yr-Yn where he failed to take the seat.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023

One poster, a guy from Cumbria with no formal profile in the media whatsoever, did investigative work that led to two Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates being deselected.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020

There will also be dozens of seats in which special factors will apply, including deselected MPs from both main parties running as independents.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019

Some people have deselected whole groups of packages by mistake and not noticed the error until too late. dselect is a very powerful tool; don't misuse it.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen