preselect
[pree-si-lekt]
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verb (used with object)
to select in advance; choose beforehand.
Origin of preselect
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Contemporary Examples of preselected
Almost $18 billion was made available in public stock to preselected investors.
How Visa Courted Nancy Pelosi, Hoping to Forestall Swipe-Fee ChangesDaniel Stone, John Solomon
November 15, 2011
Of those questions, Obama answered seven that were preselected based on interest as measured by online votes.
Historical Examples of preselected
In practice, all candidates are preselected, and the meetings simply confirm the Party choice.
Area Handbook for AlbaniaEugene K. Keefe
It was a shaken group of scientists that moved off in their jeeps to the preselected stations.
The Flaming MountainHarold Leland Goodwin
The so-called election of the Central Committee is, in fact, a ratification of preselected members.
Area Handbook for BulgariaEugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
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