preselect

[pree-si-lekt]

verb (used with object)

to select in advance; choose beforehand.

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Origin of preselect

First recorded in 1860–65; pre- + select

Related formspre·se·lec·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for preselected

Contemporary Examples

Almost $18 billion was made available in public stock to preselected investors.
How Visa Courted Nancy Pelosi, Hoping to Forestall Swipe-Fee Changes
Daniel Stone, John Solomon
November 15, 2011
Of those questions, Obama answered seven that were preselected based on interest as measured by online votes.
Obama's Marijuana Buzz Kill
Kathleen Parker
March 30, 2009

Historical Examples

In practice, all candidates are preselected, and the meetings simply confirm the Party choice.
Area Handbook for Albania
Eugene K. Keefe
It was a shaken group of scientists that moved off in their jeeps to the preselected stations.
The Flaming Mountain
Harold Leland Goodwin
The so-called election of the Central Committee is, in fact, a ratification of preselected members.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

Word Origin and History for preselected

preselect

v.

also pre-select, 1856, from pre- + select (v.). Related: Preselected; preselecting.

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