Unselection

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process, act or instance of unselecting. countable, uncountable

    "Americans ought to have substantial freedom of choice in the workplace (chapter 1), the polling booth (chapter 2), among products (chapter 3), at retirement (chapter 4), and in selection and unselection of a spouse (chapter 5)."

Example

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"Americans ought to have substantial freedom of choice in the workplace (chapter 1), the polling booth (chapter 2), among products (chapter 3), at retirement (chapter 4), and in selection and unselection of a spouse (chapter 5)."

Etymology

From un- + selection.

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