deselect
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editdeselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)
- (transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
- 1996, Code of Federal Regulations: 1985-1999, page 70:
- 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: […]
- (transitive, British, politics) To reject (an incumbent) as a party's candidate for a forthcoming election.
- 2007 January 5, The Guardian, page 3:
- One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To remove from an existing selection.
- Make sure you deselect any files you wish to keep before proceeding with the deletion.
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editTo not select; to rule out of selection
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