2. Verb. (third-person singular of select) ¹
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Definition of Selects
1. select [v] - See also: select
Lexicographical Neighbors of Selects
Literary usage of Selects
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1901)
"In case of defeat on a Cabinet question the President selects a new Premier
Minister representing the victorious party or combination, who in consultation ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"... freight and prop erly on their way from one State to another; and to effect
this object, selects railroad corporations created by the several States, ..."
3. The Arenaby Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"... Other Lands;—England's Revenue from Her Income Tax—Clemenceau Selects a
Progressive Democratic Cabinet—Dr. Bisbee on Progress in Theological Thought. ..."
4. Life of Joseph Brant: (Thayendanegea) Including the Border Wars of the by William Leete Stone (1865)
"... of his wife—Engages with Mr. Stewart in translating the Scriptures—Marries
again—Has serious religious impressions—Selects a bosom friend and confidant, ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"In case of a tie, the bishop selects one of the candidates proposed. As to the
suitability of the candidate, see PATRON AND PATRONAGE. ..."
6. Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1899)
"... Who Challenges Him — Forrest Accepts the Challenge and Selects Colt's "
Navy-sixes" at Ten Paces — Mr. Charles E. Waller's Statement — Forrest Before ..."