selectee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of selectee
Example Sentences
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Ryan was a four-time Pro Bowl selectee and proved to be remarkably durable over his career, missing only three games during his Atlanta tenure because of injuries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
She found herself stopped for extra screenings at airports and discovered she was now a "selectee" on the no-fly list.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2014
The selectee list, which is larger than the no-fly list, subjects people to extra airport inspections and questioning.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2013
If you could put yourself on the other side of the world where you are the selectee of your government to advise and help a unit of foreign fighters defend their village.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2012
A guardsman cannot come in physical contact with a selectee even to show him the correct position in which to carry a rifle or to adjust his pack.
From Time Magazine Archive
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