selector

as in voter
someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection the librarians who are the selectors of the annual award for best children's book

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Noun
  • Now, enough voter anger could even force the business to close.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The special election was triggered after voters recalled former Mayor Sheng Thao in November amid rising frustration over crime and city leadership.
    Oumou Fofana, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Volunteers are asked to bring reusable bags or buckets, gloves and trash pickers, if possible.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And why, in a moment of barbed stories assailing theatrical movie budgets and picture pickers, theatrical moviegoing’s future falls to its best artists, and the studio execs who bet on their big creative swings.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 2021, 147 Republicans voted to overturn the result of the election and discount electors for President Joe Biden, even though Trump had failed to produce any evidence that the result was illegitimate.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • No lawmakers stood up to try to object to any of the elector slates, though the new Electoral Count Reform Act passed in 2022 would have made that difficult to do anyway.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Selector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selector. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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