preselection (English, noun)
expansion: preselection (countable and uncountable, plural preselections)
Senses:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: sciences
glosses: Selection in advance
tags: countable
uncountable
qualifier: evolutionary theory
glosses: The preference for a mate found attractive by other members of one's sex.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: computing
demoscene
engineering
lifestyle
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The process of a jury selecting entries to be shown in a competition when there are too many entries for the audience or schedule. The term preselection is often used with the opposite meaning in demoscene context, i.e. selecting entries not to be shown.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: preselections
tags: plural
form: pre-selection
tags: alternative