de‧sel‧ect /ˌdiːsəˈlekt/ verb [transitive]

1. to remove something from a list of choices on a computer

2. British English if members of a political party deselect an existing Member of Parliament, they refuse to choose him or her as a candidate at the next election
—deselection /-ˈlekʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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