deselect

English

Etymology

From de- + select.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkt
• IPA: /diːsəˈlɛkt/

Verb

deselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)

1. To not select; to rule out of selection.
2. (UK, 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