deselect
verb (used with object)
to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.
deselection
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a word derived from
deselect.
Example Sentences
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Last month, BBC News NI revealed he was facing deselection by his constituency association, in favour of another candidate, Kyle Savage, a councillor on Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It turns out that deselection is another thing that Soames now has in common with his grandfather.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
Many have little to lose given they face the prospect of possible no-confidence motions and deselection by their local parties before the next election.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2019
"When I hear about deselection now I just think 'God, what my mum went through'."
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2015
It's their job, although it's hard not to feel as if the police are interfering in an important system of Darwinist attrition – natural deselection, if you like.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2010
