Noun
(politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
(chiefly sciences) Selection in advance
(evolutionary theory) The preference for a mate found attractive by other members of one's sex.
(demoscene) The process of a jury selecting entries to be shown in a competition when there are too many entries for the audience or schedule. The term preselection is often used with the opposite meaning in demoscene context, i.e. selecting entries not to be shown.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn 1948 (Sir) Jack Cassidy sought preselection for the new Federal seat of Lowe and asked McMahon to speak at Strathfield on his behalf. Source: Internet
Sancti Spiritus baseball players trio, members of the Cuban preselection readying for the 2013 World Classic, is part of a 27 men group chosen to face Mexican professionals in the coming days. Source: Internet
Mr Barr made no comment on Mr Stanhope's attack on Tuesday, other than rejecting the suggestion that half of Labor parliamentarians owed their preselection to the CFMEU. Source: Internet
In many cases, nomination for office is mediated through preselection processes in organized political parties. Source: Internet
So impressed were the Liberal Party women whom he addressed that they encouraged him to stand for preselection himself. Source: Internet
The Liberals had a candidate who had been nursing the electorate; Labor had no candidate selected and a bitter preselection in the offing.sfn Barnard resigned, and was appointed ambassador to Sweden. Source: Internet