choice - Definition | Dictionary definition of choice

Definition of choice

Nouns

the person or thing chosen or selected

Synonyms:: pick, selection

Types:: pleasure
a formal expression; favorite, favourite
something regarded with special favor or liking; way
doing as one pleases or chooses

Type of:: deciding, decision making
the cognitive process of reaching a decision

the act of choosing or selecting

"your choice of colors was unfortunate"

Synonyms:: option, pick, selection

Types:: show 25 types...; hide 25 types...; casting
the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie; coloration, colouration
choice and use of colors (as by an artist); sampling
(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study; random sampling
the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected; proportional sampling, representative sampling, stratified sampling
the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum; conclusion, decision, determination
the act of making up your mind about something; appointment, assignment, designation, naming
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; call
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; move
the act of deciding to do something; casting lots, drawing lots, sortition
making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn; resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; volition, willing
the act of making a choice; intention
an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; election
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; co-optation, co-option
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership); cumulative vote
an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner; ballot, balloting, vote, voting
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; block vote
a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents; secret ballot
a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public; split ticket
a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party; straight ticket
a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party; multiple voting
the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.); casting vote
the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie; veto
a vote that blocks a decision; write-in
a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot

Type of:: action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

"my only choice is to refuse"

Synonyms:: alternative, option

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; obverse
the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; druthers, preference
the right or chance to choose; wish
the particular preference that you have; default, default option
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified; opening, possibility, possible action
a possible alternative; possible
something that can be done; impossibility, impossible action
an alternative that is not available; impossible
something that cannot be done; Hobson's choice
the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all; soft option
an easier alternative