election vs selection

selection vs election

election and selection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
election	Yes	No	No	No
selection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, selection is a hypernym of election; that is, selection is a word with a broader meaning than election:

election: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
selection: the act of choosing or selecting

Other hypernyms of election include choice, option, pick.

election (noun)	selection (noun)
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice	the act of choosing or selecting
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office	the person or thing chosen or selected
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)	a passage selected from a larger work
the status or fact of being elected	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Difference between election and selection

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