PRESELECTIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

preselections

noun

plural of preselection

as in candidates

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

rejectees

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Noun

While there are only so many cancer patients, all of us are candidates for screening.

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Republican and Democratic candidates are within a few points of each other in dozens of House and Senate races around the country.

— Nathan Gonzales CQ-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of candidates

Noun

There are currently 27 judicial vacancies at the district level and 10 nominees to fill those, mostly in Republican states.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
This year’s nominees are Colleen Allen, Emily Dawn Long, Julia Ferentinos for Juju Vera, Julian Louie for Aubero, and Zane Li for Lii.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominees

Noun

But the new direction caused misgivings for some conservative supporters of the institution, such as Graves, who joined the regents as one of the three Republican congressional appointees in 2023.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
And in May, OMB rocked the scientific community by proposing a rewrite to the bedrock guidance for all federal contracts that deemphasized peer review and empowered political appointees in driving decisions.

— STAT, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointees

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