selector
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3.7
- noun
- /sɪˈlɛktər/
:
seleccionador
- The committee appointed him as the senior selector responsible for evaluating candidates for the scholarship.
- selector and staff
Examples
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But most of the time, the MacArthur selectors chose junior—or, in some cases, senior—members of the establishment.
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As a talent scout, she serves as a selector for the music festival, choosing the best performers.
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Now it's up to the selectors, the people who, you know, know, football.
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Perhaps the collection on its subject was adequate already, and the selector thought it would be redundant.
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Of necessity, quality judgments are based on values held by the selector.
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Titles costing $150 to $1,000 were purchased with the approval of a subject selector.
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Sometimes acquisitions staff or selectors uncover them in the process of ordering new books.
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The UIUC subject selectors for these disciplines were consulted before the study began and provided insight and assistance.
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South Asia selectors contrast with selectors for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian collections in another important way.
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Now, even with depressed book budgets, selectors, especially in the sciences, frequently choose an e-book version over LRTS 59 (3).
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.4
A person who chooses or gathers items, often fruit
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4.4
A person or group that makes the final choice
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3.5
A person who picks one thing from a group of things
A person who checks and chooses candidates before the final selection
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Etymology
Selector comes from the Latin root select meaning 'to choose' and the ending -or meaning 'one who does something'. So a selector is simply a person who picks people or things for a team or a job.