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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing; voting |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appointment, ballot, balloting, choice, decision, determination, franchise, judgment, option, poll, polls, preference, primary, referendum, selection, ticket, vote-casting |
| Main Entry: | ballot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | voting; recording of vote |
| Synonyms: | election, franchise, plebiscite, poll, polling, referendum, slate, tally, ticket |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | nomination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appointment for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | choice, designation, election, naming, proposal, recommendation, selection, suggestion |
| Main Entry: | option |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alternative |
| Synonyms: | advantage, benefit, choice, claim, dibs, dilemma, discretion, druthers, election, flipside, franchise, free will, grant, license, opportunity, other side of coin, pickup, preference, prerogative, privilege, right, selection, take it or leave it |
| Main Entry: | preference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first choice |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, cup of tea, desire, druthers, election, favorite, flash*, groove, inclination, option, partiality, pick, predilection, prepossession, propensity, say, say so, selection, top, weakness |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred, last choice, rejection |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | selection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preference from among choices |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, choosing, collection, culling, draft, druthers, election, excerpt, option, pick, picking |
| Antonyms: | refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | volition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free will |
| Synonyms: | accord, choice, choosing, conation, desire, determination, discretion, election, option, preference, purpose, resolution, selection, will, willingness, wish |
| Main Entry: | choosing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | selecting |
| Synonyms: | choice, culling, deciding, electing, election, exercising judgment, making a choice, making up one's mind, option, picking, selection, separating |
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