reselectv.
/ˌriːsᵻˈlɛkt/, U.S. /ˌrisəˈlɛk(t)/ transitive. To select again; (now esp.) (British Politics) to confirm (a sitting Member of Parliament) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > select from a number or for a purpose > again
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [verb (transitive)] > adopt as candidate > again
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1808 M. Berry Jrnl. 26 May (1865) II. 350 Marked such letters as I might select to re-select for publication.
1846 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Dec. 451/2 A package of selected letters, from which we will proceed to re-select a few for your amusement.
1912 J. H. Robinson New Hist. i. 2 The obvious and pressing need of picking and choosing, of selecting, reselecting, and selecting again, would seem to have escaped most writers.
1953 New Biol. 14 47 In Peru a special type [of cotton] of barbadense has been acclimatized and reselected.
1981 Observer 31 May 12/3 One left wing MP..said after last week's National Executive had voted against MP's being reselected unopposed [etc.].
2003 Daily Tel. 31 Jan. 10/2 Sue was re-selected last July to fight the seat again. She is an excellent candidate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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