preselectionadj.n.

Brit.

/priːsᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S.

/prisəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, selection n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + selection n. In use as noun after preselect v. and (in spec. use with reference to telephone and telecommunications) preselector n.

A. adj. (attributive).

Occurring before selection.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > occurring before selection

preselection1920

1920 Washington Post 3 July 4/2 It [sc. Congress] busied itself making a preselection record of pretended thrift, having not one particle of substantial existence in fact.

1977 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 2 The Service's Ground Branch is most seriously affected, with one in three group captains nominated for command making it known at preselection stage that they are not interested in taking over their own stations.

1985 Times 21 Jan. 21/3 A number of applicants are rejected at the pre-selection and milk round stages, but the real tests are at the later selection boards.

B. n.

1. Selection in advance; (Telephony and Telecommunications) the operation or use of a preselector.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > other methods or operations

quenchinga1300

high-frequency amplification1919

self-heterodyning1922

neutrodyning1924

preselection1924

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > selecting from a number or for a purpose > selection in advance

preselection1924

1924 H. H. Harrison Introd. Strowger Syst. Autom. Telephony Index 145/2 Pre-selection.

1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man ii. 55 Pre-selection was at work on the pioneers. The human cargo of the Mayflower was certainly not a random sample of the English population.

1948 R. V. Pound Microwave Mixers i. 28 Since most of the circuits..were designed for use in pulse-radar systems, preselection is achieved by means of the resonant TR cavity of the duplexer that precedes the converter.

1962 Lancet 6 Jan. 23/2 All cases with chorioretinitis or cerebral calcification, were excluded. There was no other preselection.

1976 T. H. Flowers Introd. Exchange Syst. iv. 89 The choice between preselection and line-finding is mostly a question of economics.

1997 Nature 24 July 328/1 Perhaps the time has come to reproach orthodox henningian [read hennigian] cladistics for rejecting every kind of preselection of what Cuvier called ‘valuable’ and ‘valueless’ features.

2. Politics (originally and chiefly Australian). The process of selecting, usually by ballot, a party's candidates for an election; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > selection of candidates > preselection

preselection1927

1927 Times 7 Oct. 13/1 A scandal about the use of sliding panels in ballot boxes used at Labour pre-selection ballots.

1930 W. K. Hancock Australia x. 207 Members of branches join with the unionists who live in the same area to choose by a pre-selection ballot the local party candidate.

1961 G. Bennett & C. G. Rosenberg Kenyatta Election iii. 81 He went on to declare: ‘if in a preselection I secured 27% or 30% of votes, I would certainly not be prepared to continue to the next stage’.

1978 Times 2 Oct. 2/5 The favoured subjects [included]..preselection of sitting Labour MPs and a revision of the Official Secrets Act.

2000 Canberra Sunday Times 11 June 4/2 The deal also endorsed six other candidates—allowing them to bypass the rank-and-file preselection process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preselection
释义	preselectionadj.n. Brit. /priːsᵻˈlɛkʃn/, U.S. /prisəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, selection n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + selection n. In use as noun after preselect v. and (in spec. use with reference to telephone and telecommunications) preselector n. A. adj. (attributive). Occurring before selection. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > occurring before selection preselection1920 1920 Washington Post 3 July 4/2 It [sc. Congress] busied itself making a preselection record of pretended thrift, having not one particle of substantial existence in fact. 1977 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 2 The Service's Ground Branch is most seriously affected, with one in three group captains nominated for command making it known at preselection stage that they are not interested in taking over their own stations. 1985 Times 21 Jan. 21/3 A number of applicants are rejected at the pre-selection and milk round stages, but the real tests are at the later selection boards. B. n. 1. Selection in advance; (Telephony and Telecommunications) the operation or use of a preselector. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > other methods or operations quenchinga1300 high-frequency amplification1919 self-heterodyning1922 neutrodyning1924 preselection1924 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > selecting from a number or for a purpose > selection in advance preselection1924 1924 H. H. Harrison Introd. Strowger Syst. Autom. Telephony Index 145/2 Pre-selection. 1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man ii. 55 Pre-selection was at work on the pioneers. The human cargo of the Mayflower was certainly not a random sample of the English population. 1948 R. V. Pound Microwave Mixers i. 28 Since most of the circuits..were designed for use in pulse-radar systems, preselection is achieved by means of the resonant TR cavity of the duplexer that precedes the converter. 1962 Lancet 6 Jan. 23/2 All cases with chorioretinitis or cerebral calcification, were excluded. There was no other preselection. 1976 T. H. Flowers Introd. Exchange Syst. iv. 89 The choice between preselection and line-finding is mostly a question of economics. 1997 Nature 24 July 328/1 Perhaps the time has come to reproach orthodox henningian [read hennigian] cladistics for rejecting every kind of preselection of what Cuvier called ‘valuable’ and ‘valueless’ features. 2. Politics (originally and chiefly Australian). The process of selecting, usually by ballot, a party's candidates for an election; an instance of this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > selection of candidates > preselection preselection1927 1927 Times 7 Oct. 13/1 A scandal about the use of sliding panels in ballot boxes used at Labour pre-selection ballots. 1930 W. K. Hancock Australia x. 207 Members of branches join with the unionists who live in the same area to choose by a pre-selection ballot the local party candidate. 1961 G. Bennett & C. G. Rosenberg Kenyatta Election iii. 81 He went on to declare: ‘if in a preselection I secured 27% or 30% of votes, I would certainly not be prepared to continue to the next stage’. 1978 Times 2 Oct. 2/5 The favoured subjects [included]..preselection of sitting Labour MPs and a revision of the Official Secrets Act. 2000 Canberra Sunday Times 11 June 4/2 The deal also endorsed six other candidates—allowing them to bypass the rank-and-file preselection process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1920
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