preselection
Picking in advance
Preselection is choosing something in advance, before a main selection process occurs.
In politics, especially Australian, preselection is a party's internal process for choosing candidates to stand in elections: She won preselection for the seat of Melbourne.
In technology, preselection refers to default settings or options already chosen for users.
Culled selection for review
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- alternativesOther available options
pool · criteria · filtering · vetting · culling · sorting · screening · narrowing
Formal evaluation of worth
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- reviewCritical written assessment
eligibility · qualification · standards · requirements · judging · scrutiny · examination · analysis
Meeting required criteria
- initialName's opening letter
- early-stageAt the outset
- preparatoryDone before something else
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
trial · pilot · exploratory · introductory · heats · primaries · audition · tryout
Decision made in advance
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
stacking · manipulation · insider · unfairness · discrimination · exclusion · cronyism · nepotism
Arranging for future events
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- targetingSelecting as objective
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- prioritizationRanking by importance
calibration · deliberate · calculated · tactical · alignment · curation · handpicking · grooming
shortlist
Culled selection for review
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- nominationFormal candidate selection
alternatives · pool · criteria · filtering · vetting · culling · sorting · screening · narrowing · winnowing
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
review · eligibility · qualification · standards · requirements · judging · scrutiny · examination · analysis · consideration
qualifying
Meeting required criteria
- initialName's opening letter
- early-stageAt the outset
- preparatoryDone before something else
provisional · trial · pilot · exploratory · introductory · heats · primaries · audition · tryout
predetermination
Decision made in advance
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
rigging · stacking · manipulation · insider · unfairness · discrimination · exclusion · cronyism · nepotism · predetermined
planning
Arranging for future events
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- targetingSelecting as objective
- positioningArranging in specific locations
prioritization · calibration · deliberate · calculated · tactical · alignment · curation · handpicking · grooming · cultivation
- dark patternsdark patterns, bait and switch, hidden fees, roach motel, misdirection
- pickuppickup artist, approach, opener, cold approach, kino
preselectionfinal decision
Irreversible ruling or choice
appointment · confirmation · ratification · end result · outcome
preselectionelimination
Act of removing entirely
rejection · exclusion · disqualification · culling · deselection