noun
selection
sih-LEK-shun/sɪˈlekʃn/
The deliberate choosing of available options.
The man makes his selection, lifting one pear from the group.
Etymology
Choosing things apart from a group becomes an action noun through the ending. The meaning also extended from the act of choosing to the thing or set chosen.
In context
leadership selection and we have two avenues that one is the first nations election act and the other is a custom code
More examples
- Careful selection of materials helps the roof last longer.
- Please make your selection before the server returns.
- Her final selection is a quiet hotel near the station.
Forms
selection · selections
select verb — To choose from a set of options.
selective adjective — Careful about which options to choose.