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deselected

deselected is the simple past and past participle of deselect.

Meaning of deselect

Verb

deselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)

  1. (transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
    • ACTION may deselect a Trainee out of a training program for any of the following reasons: (a) Failure to meet training selection standards which includes, but is not limited to, the following conduct: […]1996, Code of Federal Regulations: 1985-1999, page 70
  2. (UK, transitive) To reject (an incumbent) as a party's candidate for a forthcoming election.
    • One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest.2007 January 5, The Guardian, page 3
  3. (transitive) To remove from an existing selection.
    • Make sure you deselect any files you wish to keep before proceeding with the deletion.

Questions about deselected

What is deselected the simple past and past participle of?
Deselected is the simple past and past participle of deselect.

Words near deselected in the dictionary

  1. desegregationist
  2. desegregationists
  3. desegregations
  4. deselect
  5. deselectable
  6. deselected
  7. deselecting
  8. deselection
  9. deselections
  10. deselector
  11. deselectors

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