English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

1. To not select; to rule out of selection.
2. In the context of "UK|politics": To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
   • 2007: One recently deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3