Deselect vs Unselect - What's the difference?
deselect | unselect | Synonyms |
To not select; to rule out of selection.
(British, politics) To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
* 2007': One recently '''deselected Sinn Féin assembly member, Davy Hyland in Newry and Armagh, has already quit the party in protest. — ''The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3