the act of choosing; selection
To choose is to select one option in preference to others, and to do so for a reason. Rational choice, in this sense, is commonly held to be the product of two things: how much one wants something and one's estimation of the chances of getting it. Social choice is a matter of how the rational choice for a group is determined by the individual rational choices of its members. Choosing is not picking. Choice requires reasons — Professor Jonathan Dancy
the power of choosing; option
Marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made by the Lord Chancellor … without the parties having any choice in the matter — Dr Johnson
somebody or something chosen
The first candidate would be my choice
the best part; the elite
a sufficient number and variety to choose among
I was looking for new shoes, but there wasn't much choice
[Middle English chois from Old French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin]