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deselection

deselection

6.7
Removing someone from a list of candidates or positions
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkʃən/
  • Jargon
translation icon : deselección
  • The committee voted on the deselection of candidates who did not meet the new criteria.

Examples

  • Members of Parliament investigating, anonymous and threatening letters about the deselection of Labour MPs sent to Labour officers.

  • Similarly, librarians at Purdue University Libraries conducted a pilot study in which journal titles were identified for deselection using criteria that included publication date, completeness of holdings, and primarily, the availability of the journals at specified benchmark institutions.

    Academic text (2012)

  • After a thorough review, the board announced the deselection of several proposals that were not feasible.

  • The deselection of the outdated policies was necessary to improve the organization's efficiency.

Synonyms

removal
vsdeselection
  • Formal
97 3.4

Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong

applies to candidate or option lists rather than to taking people out of office
dismissal
vsdeselection
49 3.3

To remove someone from their job against their will

applies to candidate or option lists rather than to firing or job endings
withdrawal
vsdeselection
  • Formal
39 5.0

Leaving a group, country, or agreement

is about taking people off candidate or option lists rather than voluntary leaving
delisting
vsdeselection
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Removal of something from an official list, for example when a company's shares stop trading on a stock exchange

applies to candidate or option lists rather than to companies or products
disenrollment
vsdeselection
1 7.2

Leaving or being removed from an organization such as a school

applies to candidate or option lists rather than to membership changes
dismission
vsdeselection
8.1

The official act of removing someone from a job or position

applies to candidate or option lists rather than to ending employment

Antonyms

selection
155 1.8

The person or thing chosen for a specific purpose

Surface Forms

deselection singular
deselections plural

Morphology

deselection = deselect (transparent) = de + select + ion

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'deselect' meaning the act or process of removing from selection.

Etymology

The word deselection comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and selection meaning 'choosing', so it means taking someone off a list of candidates or removing them from consideration.