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as in conscripts
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
had the dubious distinction of being the last selectee to serve in the Vietnam War
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as in nominees
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program
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Recent Examples of selectees
Under former coach Billy Napier, the Gators’ NFL output dwindled, best illustrated by the Gators having a single pick in 2024 and no selectees in the first three rounds last year.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The selectees were narrowed down from a field of 8,000 applicants.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Noah White, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The selectees were narrowed down from a field of 8,000 applicants.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectees
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Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The poll did not compare other possible Democratic nominees (like Geoff Duncan, Michael Thurmond or Jason Esteves) against a Republican ticket.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minogue’s endorsement came as a record number of delegates gathered at the DCU Center in Worcester on Saturday for the Massachusetts Republican Convention to select the party’s nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and other offices.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Huskies’ have addressed key areas of need in signing Hines and Khamenia and are bringing in a pair of freshmen who can impact the rotation in Junior County and Colben Landrew, both four-star recruits ranked in the top-50 of their class.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the Division I cabinet approved additional changes to prospective athlete eligibility rules, which included allowing recruits to sign with professional sports agents prior to college enrollment.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The two highest-polling candidates — Hilton and Steyer — are in the mid-teens, with most of the other candidates close behind.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mfume has not joined in the negative attack game, but Conway, like other failing candidates, has decided his only political pathway is simply to run a nasty and divisive campaign.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Selectees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectees. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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