selector

as in voter
someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection the librarians who are the selectors of the annual award for best children's book

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Recent Examples of selector Titleist makes excellent balls at all price points, and the range is so varied and options so complex that the company has a very useful ball selector tool on its website to guide you through. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 They were whittled down to the final 26 players by a panel of selectors. Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 But then Rotterdam film festival selectors watched the movie and decided to screen it in competition. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • He is registered as an unaffiliated voter and does not appear to have a prior criminal record.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That meant these debates neither caused people to switch sides nor helped undecided voters make up their minds.
    Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The program partners with waste pickers, sorters and traders who comb landfills and other waste collection facilities for recyclable materials.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Donadi runs a global network of about two dozen pickers, all based in emerging nations, who look for key pieces on his behalf.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The story centers around a night where Samu (Cordes) and his girlfriend Siena (ven der Zwaag) return to his old friend group and challenge them to push their boundaries by throwing their keys in a bowl and randomly picking a set, with each chooser spending the night with the owner of the keys.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In Nebraska and Maine, elector votes are based on congressional district and statewide results.
    Jenna Sundel Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And Kenneth Chesebro, the author of legal memos supporting the alternate electors plan, surrendered his New York license as part of a plea agreement in the same Georgia case.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Selector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selector. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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