Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
...Darwin's principles of natural selection.
Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction.
The children have to sit a tough selection test.
2. countable noun
A selectionof people or things is a set of them that have been selected from a larger group.
...this selection of popular songs. [+ of]
...a dramatic rendition of selections from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Synonyms: anthology, collection, medley, choice More Synonyms of selection
3. countable noun [usually singular]
The selectionof goods in a shop is the particular range of goods that it has available and from which you can choose what you want.
It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one-day market. [+ of]
Synonyms: range, variety, assortment, series More Synonyms of selection
More Synonyms of selection
selection in British English
(sɪˈlɛkʃən)
noun
1.
the act or an instance of selecting or the state of being selected
2.
a thing or number of things that have been selected
3.
a range from which something may be selected
this shop has a good selection of clothes
4. biology
the natural or artificial process by which certain organisms or characters are reproduced and perpetuated in the species in preference to others
See also natural selection
5.
a contestant in a race chosen as likely to win or come second or third
6. Australian
a.
the act of free-selecting
b.
a tract of land acquired by free-selection
selection in American English
(səˈlɛkʃən)
noun
1.
a selecting or being selected
2.
a.
a person or thing chosen
b.
a group or collection of these
c.
a variety from which to choose
a selection of colors
3. Biology
any process, natural or artificial, by which certain organisms or characters arefavored or perpetuated in, or as if in, preference to others
see also natural selection
SIMILAR WORDS: choice
Word origin
L selectio
selection in Retail
(sɪlɛkʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) selections
noun
(Retail: Products)
The selection in a store is the choice or range of goods available to customers of that store.
The online store offers a broad selection of music CDs, concert tickets, and other music-related products.
We offer a wide selection of gifts and greetings cards.
The selection in a store is the choice or range of goods available to customers of that store.
COBUILD Collocations
selection
jury selection
random selection
Examples of 'selection' in a sentence
selection
He will be available for selection in all formats of cricket.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a product of natural selection.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sample was tiny and the selection of individuals may have introduced sample bias.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This would multiply the effectiveness of either natural or artificial selection.
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
Shot selection is one of the most important facets.
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The selection process is long and extra rigorous.
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Tenants will be able to choose from a selection of designs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You make good choices about work and do well in a selection test.
The Sun (2008)
There will be some tough selection calls.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Who goes with him will be the main topic come selection a week today.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We have a selection panel and we would take soundings from the leader of the team.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All have been released on bail and are available for selection.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You will have first pick of properties and can grab the best locations and selection of price ranges.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
England's selection meeting is likely to be the longer of the two.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is the juggling act of selection that England have failed to balance for five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The shops offered a selection of average designs; so far, so disappointing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
selection
British English: selection /sɪˈlɛkʃən/ NOUN
Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
The selection of jurors was at random.
American English: selection
Arabic: اِصْطِفَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: seleção
Chinese: 选择物
Croatian: odabir
Czech: výběr
Danish: udvalg
Dutch: selectie
European Spanish: selección
Finnish: valikointi
French: sélection
German: Auswahl Wahl
Greek: επιλογή
Italian: selezione
Japanese: 選択
Korean: 선택
Norwegian: utvalg
Polish: wybór
European Portuguese: seleção
Romanian: selecție
Russian: выбор
Latin American Spanish: selección
Swedish: val
Thai: การคัดเลือก
Turkish: seçim
Ukrainian: відбір
Vietnamese: sự lựa chọn
All related terms of 'selection'
K selection
selection occurring when a population is at or near the carrying capacity of the environment , which is usually stable : tends to favor individuals that successfully compete for resources and produce few, slowly developing young, and results in a stable population of long-lived individuals
r selection
selection occurring when a population is far below the carrying capacity of an unstable environment: tends to favor individuals that reproduce early, quickly, and in large numbers so as to make use of ephemeral resources and ensure that at least some offspring survive
kin selection
natural selection resulting from altruistic behaviour by animals towards members of the same species , esp their offspring or other relatives
sex selection
the practice of attempting to control the sex of a baby in order to achieve a desired sex, through various scientific methods
jury selection
Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
self-selection
selection made by or for oneself
adverse selection
Adverse selection is a term used to describe the tendency of those in dangerous jobs or with high-risk lifestyles to want to take out life insurance .
gender selection
choosing the sex of a baby
natural selection
Natural selection is a process by which species of animals and plants that are best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce , while those that are less well adapted die out.
random selection
Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
selection criteria
A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
selection policy
An official organization's policy on a particular issue or towards a country is their attitude and actions regarding that issue or country.
selection process
A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
sexual selection
an evolutionary process in animals, in which selection by females of males with certain characters, such as large antlers or bright plumage , results in the preservation of these characters in the species
artificial selection
a process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics
selection committee
a group charged with selecting someone or something for a job or task
management selection procedures
steps in place to select candidates applying to or within an organization to become managers
free-select
to select (areas of crown land) and acquire the freehold by a series of annual payments