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selected out

selected out is the simple past and past participle of select out.

Meaning of select out

Verb

select out (third-person singular simple present selects out, present participle selecting out, simple past and past participle selected out)

  1. (US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire (an employee).
    • During the past week employees of grade 13 and above in the Agency for International Development, which is seeking legislation to "select out" employees without regard to civil service laws, received invitations.1967, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary, Privacy and the Rights of Federal Employees: Hearings

Questions about selected out

What is selected out the simple past and past participle of?
Selected out is the simple past and past participle of select out.

Words near selected out in the dictionary

  1. selectables
  2. selectably
  3. selectant
  4. selectants
  5. selected
  6. selected out
  7. selectedly
  8. selectedness
  9. selectedst
  10. selectee
  11. selectees

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