Definitions For Preselection

Noun

PRESELECTION. (countable and uncountable, plural PRESELECTIONs) (politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party (chiefly, science) selection, selection in advance (evolutionary theory) The preference for a mate found attractive by other members of one's sex. (demoscene) The process of a jury selecting entries to be shown in a competition when there are too many entries for the audience or schedule. The term preselection is often used with the opposite meaning in demoscene context, i.e. selecting entries not to be shown.

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

pre + selection

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Anagrams

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Is Preselection a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Preselection is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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