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Trad. 徵選
- to call for entries and select the best
- to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc)
- to select (the best candidate)
- contest
- competition
Trad. 選修
- (at a school) to take as an elective
- an elective
- elective (subject)
Trad. 參選
- to be a candidate in an election or other selection process
- to run for office
- to turn out to vote
Trad. 選士
- (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc)
- (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government
Trad. 選情
- the state of play in an election; the current state of a candidate's campaign
Trad. 海選
- (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.)
- (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers
- (in the entertainment industry) open audition
Trad. 點選
- to select
- (computing) to click on (one of several options)
- to navigate to (a webpage)
Trad. 毛選
- Selected Works of Mao Zedong (abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Xuan3 ji2])
Trad. 精選
- carefully chosen
- handpicked
- best of the bunch
- choice (product)
- concentration (mining)
- to concentrate
- to winnow
Trad. 選邊站
- to choose a side (in a conflict, debate or rivalry); to take sides
Trad. 葉選平
- Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
Trad. 差額選舉
- competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
Trad. 選舉人團
- Electoral College (of the United States)
Trad. 被選舉權
- the right to be elected
- the right to stand for election
Trad. 等額選舉
- non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)
- single-candidate election
Trad. 選舉委員會
- Election Committee (Hong Kong)
Trad. 毛澤東選集
- Selected Works of Mao Zedong
Trad. 世界小姐選美
- Miss World Beauty Pageant