the act of choosing or selecting | the act of making up your mind about something |
the person or thing chosen or selected | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose |
a passage selected from a larger work | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration |
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made | the outcome of a game or contest |
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred |