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selectie

Definitions of selectie
  1. noun
    the act of choosing or selecting
    synonyms: keus, keuze, optie, schifting
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    types:
    gietsel
    the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
    staalkaart, steekproef
    (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    constatering, vaststelling
    the act of making up your mind about something
    wilsuiting
    the act of making a choice
    electie, verkiezing, verkiezingen
    the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
    ballotage, stem, votum
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    aanstelling, benoeming
    the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
    manoeuvre, zet
    the act of deciding to do something
    loting
    making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
    veto, vetorecht
    a vote that blocks a decision
    type of:
    actie, handeling, rechtshandeling, verrichting
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    the person or thing chosen or selected
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    types:
    zin
    doing as one pleases or chooses
    type of:
    besluitvorming, besluitvormingsproces
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
  3. noun
    an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
    synonyms: collectie, spelersgroep
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    type of:
    assortiment, collectaneum, mengeling, mengelwerk, sortering, sortiment, verschot
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  4. verb
    select desirable parts from a group or list
    synonyms: teeltkeus
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    type of:
    besluiten, hoop, kiezen, pikken, schiften, selecteren, uitkiezen, uitpikken
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  5. verb
    look for and gather
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