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单词 selectee
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selectee

noun

se·​lect·​ee sə-ˌlek-ˈtē How to pronounce selectee (audio)
1
: a person inducted into military service under selective service
2
: a person who is chosen from a group by fitness or preference

Synonyms

  • conscript
  • draftee
  • inductee
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Example Sentences

had the dubious distinction of being the last selectee to serve in the Vietnam War NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program.
Recent Examples on the Web The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021 Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021 Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 12 June 2020 Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 12 June 2020 Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 12 June 2020 Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 12 June 2020 Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 12 June 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

selectee

noun

1
as in conscript
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conscript
  • recruit
  • inductee
  • draftee
  • levy
  • rookie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • volunteer
  • enlistee
2
as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • nominee
  • candidate
  • appointee
  • designee
  • delegate
  • assignee
  • inductee
  • deputy
  • licensee
  • agent
  • delegatee
  • selection
  • draftee
  • permittee
  • licentiate
  • pick
  • endorsee
  • choice
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