reselectionn.
/ˌriːsᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌrisəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ The action or an instance of reselecting a thing or person; (now esp.) (British Politics) the confirmation of 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 > [noun] > selecting from a number or for a purpose > renewed selection
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > selection of candidates > reselection
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1837 T. N. Baden Let. 26 Jan. in H. W. Ellsworth Valley Upper Wabash (1858) 156 When the corn was husked, I then made a reselection, taking only that which appeared sound and fully ripe.
1878 Mrs. H. Jones Broad Outl. Long Years Austral. 266 The dummied land was all forfeited..and thrown open again for re-selection.
1940 F. D. Davison Woman at Mill i. 83 Lot 32..had been forfeited and was available for re-selection.
1953 New Biol. 14 58 In Egypt we attempted also a further refinement of purity, and even improvement, by continued reselections of single-plant origin.
1979 Guardian 5 July 24/3 The NEC..agreed to put reselection of MPs back on the agenda.
1998 Independent 16 Nov. i. 1/7 One of Tony Blair's most trusted party modernisers last night heightened the row..with a call for all sitting MPs to be vetted by re-selection panels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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