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as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service had the dubious distinction of being the last selectee to serve in the Vietnam War

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as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program

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Recent Examples of selectee The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 In eight seasons with the Patriots, Mayo was the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a 2010 All-Pro, a two-time Pro Bowl selectee and a Super Bowl 49 champion. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024 Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023 Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023 The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A. Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023 The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021 Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
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  • While a recruit may need up to six months to get up to speed, upskilling an employee who is already adept in the manual process only takes about six weeks, reducing hiring and training costs.
    Uli Erxleben, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • And as of today, the team has another new recruit: Natalie Portman.
    Konstanze Popp, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • According to the head of the national draft service, the latest conscripts will serve only in Russia, not in Ukraine. National.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Since 2022, Putin has ordered two previous expansions in the number of combat troops, in addition to a mobilization of military reservists and conscripts.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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  • Go deeper: The Center for Civic Innovation hosted a forum featuring both candidates last week.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Introductory scenes of candidates canvassing door to door in March 2023, eight months ahead of the election, plainly establish the lines of conflict.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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  • The other inductees are Ada Limón and Amanda Matthews with ties to Lexington.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Zendaya knows Cher’s audience, honey No, the inductee with the most loyal drag-queen fan base isn’t Dave Matthews.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024

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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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