Deselect

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›kt
• IPA: /diːsəˈlÉ›kt/

Origin

From de- + select.

Full definition of deselect

Verb

1. To not select; to rule out of selection.
2. (British, politics) To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
• 2007: One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

Related terms

• deselection

Anagrams

• selected