Definition of "selectee" []

• One who is selected, especially for military service. (noun)

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• "More likely, though, Murphy was a "selectee" -- chosen for heightened security by a process that is part random, part based on a variety of factors, most of which are not publicly disclosed, but which are known to include holding a one-way ticket and purchasing a ticket in cash."
• "This is called a selectee list, only 14,000 people on this list."
• "The other is called the selectee list and contains the names of people whose boarding passes will always be marked with SSSS and who have to undergo intensive extra screening of their person and carry-ons."