optingn.
/ˈɒptɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑptɪŋ/ 1. The action of opt v.; the making of a choice.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing between alternatives
opting1922
1922 Glasgow Herald 13 Apr. 6 The opting of Australia out of the chain..does..impair the symmetry of the Imperial chain plan.
1924 Times 20 Nov. 13/3 Greece had proposed a draft treaty by which these persons were to enjoy the right of opting in regard to nationality.
1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 May (Calendar section) 4 There was a sincerity about it [sc. a film] and an opting for the truths of the situation as opposed to let's-make-a-sexy-love-scene.
1993 Performance Mag. (Toronto, Ont.) 30 Nov. 20/1 If your job requires you to carry a beeper, McLean recommends opting for one that can signal you in a non-audio manner.
2.
a. opting-out n. the action of choosing not to participate in something or of withdrawing from something.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation > action of
dissociation1611
disengagement1650
upon the shun1823
non-participation1832
self-dissociation1893
opting-out1924
1924 Times 9 Mar. 11/3 Mr. Cosgrave was assuming that..opting-out..had become void and of no effect.
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Nov. 689/4 By an apolitical attitude I meant the attitude of the heroes of Hurry On Down or Lucky Jim, for instance; the attitude which Mr. Priestley once described as one of ‘opting out’.
1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Nov. 12/3 He proposed opting-out arrangements whereby Quebec had a special status for such programs as hospital insurance, welfare assistance, [etc.].
1992 Economist 8 Aug. 20/3 Under opting-out, schools are being taken from local authorities and power handed to parents.
b. opting-in n. the action of choosing to participate in something.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] > participation in common interest
fellowshipa1250
communiona1382
participation?a1475
society1534
intercommoning1573
communication1574
concernment1676
participancy1856
participance1869
opting-in1969
1969 Daily Tel. 19 Aug. 20/1 On the crucial question of when doctors should be allowed to use the hearts of accident victims, the weight of opinion is that an ‘opting in’ principle should apply.
1987 N. Ward Dawson's Govt. Canada (ed. 6) xvi. 346 Opting in is a step that a law-making body can merely refrain from taking.
2002 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 1 Feb. 14 We want there to be an opting-in approach to the next phase of development of the organisation and services that we deliver.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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