deselectverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˌdiː.səˈlekt/us/ˌdiː.səˈlekt/UK specializedto choose, as a local political party, not to have the person who now represents your party as your candidate at the next election
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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deselection
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdiː.səˈlek.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.səˈlek.ʃən/