selección

Definitions of selección
  1. noun
    the act of choosing or selecting
    synonyms: elección
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    cata, catadura, degustación, escandallo, gustación, muestreo, prueba
    (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    decisión, determinación, resolución
    the act of making up your mind about something
    comicios, escrutinio, votación
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    asignación, denominación, designación, nombramiento
    the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
    paso
    the act of deciding to do something
    sorteo
    making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
    voto de calidad
    the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
    veto
    a vote that blocks a decision
    type of:
    acción, hecho
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    the person or thing chosen or selected
    synonyms: elección, escogimiento, surtido
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    manera, modo
    doing as one pleases or chooses
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    toma de decisiones
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
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