- selection
- selection se‧lec‧tion [sˈlekʆn] noun1. [uncountable] the careful choice of a particular person or thing from a group:
• The Health Authority is not involved in staff selection and recruitment.
• Our deputy manager can supply details of the job, including our selection criteria (= things considered when choosing someone for a job ) .
2. [countable] something that has been chosen from a group of similar things:• Over the next year, you make four more selections from over 300 book titles.
• The company has carried out a major overhaul of its product selection based on consumer research.
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selection UK US /sɪˈlekʃən/ noun► [U] the process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought: the selection of sth/sb »It is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a particular firm for a state engineering contract.
»The selection of Jobson as chairman has caused controversy amongst board members.
»personnel/product/site selection
»a selection method/procedure/process
► [C, usually singular] COMMERCE a choice or range of different types of something: a selection of sth »The new range features a selection of ceramics and tableware.
»a good/large/wide selection
► [C] a person or thing which has been or will be chosen: make a selection »He made similar selections of securities for each fund.
»Who would be your selection for the job?
Financial and business terms. 2012.