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Look up select committee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Select committee may refer to: Select committee (parliamentary system), a committee made up
Select_committee
Congressional committee
States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a committee of the United States House
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
Committee investigating governmental abuses in the US intelligence community
The Church Committee (formally the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities) was
Church_Committee
2021–2023 US Congress select committee
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (commonly referred to as the January 6th Committee) was a select committee
January_6th_Committee
Legislative committee
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (sometimes referred to as the Intelligence Committee or SSCI) is dedicated to overseeing the
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
Current US House of Representatives committee
States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is a select committee of the United
United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Strategic_Competition_between_the_United_States_and_the_Chinese_Communist_Party
US committee investigating the Benghazi attack
The United States House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi was created after Speaker of the United States House
United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Benghazi
Former assassination investigation committee
The United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was established on September 15, 1976, by U.S. House Resolution 1540
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Assassinations
UK House of Commons select committee
The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, having been established in 1979. It examines
Defence_Select_Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
Affairs Select Committee is a departmental select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Home Affairs Committee is
Home_Affairs_Select_Committee
Parliamentary committee in the UK
In British politics, parliamentary select committees are cross-party groups of MPs or Lords which investigate specific issues or scrutinise the work of
Select committee (United Kingdom)
Select_committee_(United_Kingdom)
UK House of Commons select committee
Media and Sport Select Committee, formerly the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, is one of the select committees of the House of Commons
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Culture,_Media_and_Sport_Committee
U.S. government ethical oversight committee
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics
United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Ethics
UK House of Commons select committee
The Committee of Public Accounts is a select committee of the British House of Commons. It is responsible for overseeing government expenditures, and to
Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)
Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)
majority of parliamentary committees are select committees. The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Commons
Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary_committees_of_the_United_Kingdom
2022 series of congressional hearings
televised congressional investigations by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack about events related to the January 6 United
Public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
Public_hearings_of_the_United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack
UK House of Commons select committee
Environmental Audit Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Environmental Audit Select Committee
Environmental_Audit_Select_Committee
Standing committee of the United States Senate
S.Res. 4 which re-established the Committee on Indian Affairs as a temporary select committee. The Select Committee was to disband at the close of the
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs
1973 US Senate committee to investigate the Watergate scandal
The Senate Watergate Committee, known officially as the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, was a special committee established by the
United States Senate Watergate Committee
United_States_Senate_Watergate_Committee
Former U.S. Senate committee
States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management (also known as the McClellan Committee) was a select committee created by the
United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management
United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Improper_Activities_in_Labor_and_Management
1859 abolitionist effort to cause a slave revolt
M. Mason lived in nearby Winchester, and would later chair the Select Senate committee investigating the raid. He also came immediately to Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
American politician (1908–1957)
duties ..." That McCarthy had charged "three members of the [Watkins] Select Committee with 'deliberate deception' and 'fraud' ... that the special Senate
Joseph_McCarthy
Special, temporary committee in the US Congress
A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority
Select or special committee (United States Congress)
Select_or_special_committee_(United_States_Congress)
UK House of Commons select committee
and Trade Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Business and Trade Select Committee
Business_and_Trade_Select_Committee
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
the Soviet Sputnik program in the late 1950s, Congress created the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration on 5 March 1958, chaired by majority
United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
United_States_House_Committee_on_Science,_Space,_and_Technology
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
House. Source: Full membership The Committee on Rules was created as a select committee but became a standing committee for the 31st and 32nd Congresses
United States House Committee on Rules
United_States_House_Committee_on_Rules
congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected by whichever
List of United States House of Representatives committees
List_of_United_States_House_of_Representatives_committees
Caucus comprising most black members of the U.S. Congress
proposed the Democratic Select Committee, would serve as its chairman from 1969 to 1971. During a meeting between committee members on February 2, 1971
Congressional_Black_Caucus
Many U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) operate in the United States Senate. Senators can be a member
List of United States Senate committees
List_of_United_States_Senate_committees
UK House of Commons select committee
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is one of many select committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the expenditure, administration
Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Foreign_Affairs_Select_Committee
Reform Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015. The committee was created
Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee
Political_and_Constitutional_Reform_Select_Committee
American nightclub owner and murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald (1911–1967)
Wayback Machine, House Select Committee on Assassinations – Appendix to Hearings, Volume 9, 5, p. 177. House Select Committee on Assassinations Final
Jack_Ruby
Topics referred to by the same term
Select Committee on Intelligence can refer to: The Pike Committee (established 1975, mandate expired 1976, no report) The United States Senate Select
Select Committee on Intelligence
Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
UK House of Commons select committee
The House of Commons Treasury Committee (often referred to as the Treasury Select Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament
Treasury_Select_Committee
UK House of Commons committee
The Commons Select Committee of Privileges is a Committee appointed by the House of Commons to consider specific matters relating to privileges referred
Commons Select Committee of Privileges
Commons_Select_Committee_of_Privileges
2018 British political scandal
was rejected by Downing Street. In January 2018, the Home Affairs Select Committee issued a report that said the hostile environment policies were "unclear"
Windrush_scandal
American political controversy
prominently in later conspiracy theories. In 1979, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) agreed with the Warren Commission that Oswald
John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories
Enterprise Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee was to examine
Business and Enterprise Select Committee
Business_and_Enterprise_Select_Committee
British politician (born 1962 or 1963)
Birmingham. She has been the Interim Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since 2025. Hamilton was a councillor on the Birmingham City Council
Paulette_Hamilton
UK House of Commons select committee
Scottish Affairs Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Scottish Affairs Select Committee
Scottish_Affairs_Select_Committee
CIA program involving illegal experimentation on human test subjects (1953–1973)
concerning Olson's ingestion of LSD. In 1977, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Human Resources wrote: Given the CIA's purposeful
MKUltra
Person of interest in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy
March 1979, the Photographic Evidence Panel of the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations indicated that they were unable to locate any film
Babushka_Lady
Assassin of John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Despite forensic, ballistic, and eyewitness
Lee_Harvey_Oswald
1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas
Commission and Church Committee—agreed with the Warren Commission's general findings. In its 1979 report, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
the House Select Committee on Homeland Security was established on June 19, 2002, pursuant to H. Res. 449 (adopted by voice vote). The committee was composed
United States House Committee on Homeland Security
United_States_House_Committee_on_Homeland_Security
UK Parliament committee overseeing intelligence matters
than a normal parliamentary select committee. Originally constituted under the Intelligence Services Act 1994 the committee was reformed, and its powers
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament
Sole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament
they hold (for instance, the speaker, whips, and chairpersons of select committees) as recognised by Remuneration Authority determinations. MPs' pay
New Zealand House of Representatives
New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives
American politician (born 1965)
Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence prior to Trump's second inauguration and was confirmed
John_Ratcliffe
Lower house of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament)
speech. There are 35 Committees as of 30 July 2025. Most Committees have both a "Select Committee" and a corresponding joint committee with the same responsibilities
Dáil_Éireann
UK House of Commons select committee
The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (or simply the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the
Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee
Northern_Ireland_Affairs_Select_Committee
American politician and judge (1936–2021)
also a member of the House Rules Committee. He was previously a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). On the HPSCI
Alcee_Hastings
The United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs was a select committee of the United States Senate between 1968 and 1977. It was
United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs
United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Nutrition_and_Human_Needs
Committee made of parliamentary members
A select committee in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to
Select committee (parliamentary system)
Select_committee_(parliamentary_system)
Report of the United States government
Program is a report compiled by the bipartisan United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s
U.S. Senate report on CIA torture
U.S._Senate_report_on_CIA_torture
Welsh politician (born 1963)
sitting on the Procedures Select Committee to discuss ways of modernising the work of Parliament. He also sat on Standing Committees for a number of bills
Huw_Irranca-Davies
Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
House. Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings on Domestic Intelligence Programs. 94th Cong., 1st sess, 1975. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government
COINTELPRO
The Committee for Privileges and Conduct was a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom which considered issues
Committee for Privileges and Conduct
Committee_for_Privileges_and_Conduct
Indian politician (born 1969)
parliamentary select committees has earned him the title of "Committee Man". Most notably, he was the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Insolvency and
Bhupender_Yadav
British politician and atheist (1833–1891)
judgment. Lord Frederick Cavendish, for the Government, moved that a Select Committee be set up to decide whether persons entitled to make a solemn affirmation
Charles_Bradlaugh
Legislative working groups of the United States federal government
Senate operated with temporary select committees, which were responsive to the entire Senate, with the full Senate selecting their jurisdiction and membership
United States congressional committee
United_States_congressional_committee
Committee of the U.S. Congress
Senate Select Committee led, in the Revenue Act of 1926, to the creation of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. The select committee emphasized
United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation
United_States_Congressional_Joint_Committee_on_Taxation
Lead investigator in CIA torture report
investigator who served as the senior staff lead on the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence investigation into the CIA's use of torture in the
Daniel_J._Jones
Congressional members privy to intelligence briefings
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Rick Crawford (R-AR), Chair Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:
Gang_of_Eight_(intelligence)
UK House of Commons select committee
Education Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Education_Select_Committee
American political aide (born 1996)
testified at the June 28, 2022, public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack about President Donald Trump's alleged conduct
Cassidy_Hutchinson
American accused of involvement in JFK assassination (1918–1967)
that Castro was a Communist. According to the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, Ferrie "found an outlet for his political fanaticism
David_Ferrie
Committee in the UK Parliament
Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons (frequently shortened to Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee) is a select committee
Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons
Select_Committee_on_the_Modernisation_of_the_House_of_Commons
1963 autopsy of the 35th U.S. president
conclusion that Kennedy was killed by two shots from behind. The House Select Committee on Assassinations—which concluded that there likely was a conspiracy
Autopsy_of_John_F._Kennedy
British politician, academic and broadcaster (born 1973)
the Conservative Party. In 2014 he was elected chair of the Defence Select Committee. He served under David Cameron as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
Rory_Stewart
UK House of Commons select committee
The Justice Select Committee of the United Kingdom is a select committee of the House of Commons which scrutinizes the policy, administration, and spending
Justice_Select_Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The original Science and Technology Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee
Science,_Innovation_and_Technology_Select_Committee
Standing committee of the United States Senate
the Senate. First created on December 11, 1815, as a select committee and known as the Committee on Finance and an [sic] Uniform National Currency, it
United States Senate Committee on Finance
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Finance
Committee appointed by the Malaysian House of Representatives
The Electoral Reform Select Committee is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which study the matters related to the election
Electoral Reform Select Committee
Electoral_Reform_Select_Committee
Regulatory Reform Committee was a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee was to examine
Regulatory_Reform_Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
Transport Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Transport_Select_Committee
UK House of Commons select committee
The Welsh Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Welsh Affairs Committee') is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United
Welsh Affairs Select Committee
Welsh_Affairs_Select_Committee
British politician (born 1958)
Ministry of Justice from 2010 to 2012 and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2015 until 2017. Blunt first entered the House of Commons at the
Crispin_Blunt
Investigation of President Kennedy's assassination
investigations, including the Rockefeller Commission, the Church Committee, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Shenon, Philip (October 6, 2014). "Yes
Warren_Commission
The Administration and Works Committee was a select committee of the House of Lords with a remit to consider administrative services, accommodation, and
Administration and Works Committee
Administration_and_Works_Committee
JFK assassination conspiracy trial
[Ferrie] be picked up." The 1970s inquiry by the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) concluded that the FBI's "overall investigation
Trial_of_Clay_Shaw
Former British Labour MP
the Privy Council in June 2006. He was Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee from July 2007, but resigned from this role on 6 September 2016 after
Keith_Vaz
UK House of Commons select committee
Pensions Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine
Work and Pensions Select Committee
Work_and_Pensions_Select_Committee
Former committee of the United States Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs. In there were select or special committees pertaining to the Civil Service: United States Senate Select Committee to
United States Senate Committee on Civil Service
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Civil_Service
Select Committee on Standards is appointed by the House of Commons to oversee the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The committee
Commons Select Committee on Standards
Commons_Select_Committee_on_Standards
Ancient Greek sculptures held in London
House of Commons. Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin's Collection of Sculptured Marbles. (1816). Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons
Elgin_Marbles
The Select Subcommittee was established under H.Res.935 during the 116th Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on April 2, 2020, that the committee would
United States House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
United_States_House_Select_Subcommittee_on_the_Coronavirus_Pandemic
Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia was formed as a select committee in 1892, and became a standing committee in 1896
United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Corporations_Organized_in_the_District_of_Columbia
Failed New Zealand legislation proposal
did not support the bill past its first reading and referral to a select committee, and some legal critics argued the Bill sought to undermine Māori rights
Treaty_Principles_Bill
List of Ku Klux Klan leaders and their titles
Congress. Joint Select Committee on the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States (1872). Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into
Leaders_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
Attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya
Hersh's source. In January 2014, the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence cast doubt on this alleged United States involvement
2012_Benghazi_attack
The Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee (est. January 2003) of the United Kingdom was a select committee of the House of Commons which looked into
Constitutional Affairs Committee
Constitutional_Affairs_Committee
American police officer (born 1980)
2021 attack, and testified with his colleagues in front of the House Select Committee investigating the attack in 2021. Of Italian descent, Fanone was born
Michael_Fanone
Standing committee of the United States Senate
Neumann. On January 31, 1949, this special committee was terminated. On February 20, 1950, the Select Committee on Small Business was created with approval
United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
Select committee of the UK House of Commons
The Select Committee on Statutory Instruments is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the
Select Committee on Statutory Instruments
Select_Committee_on_Statutory_Instruments
British political term
expenses scandal, a temporary 'Reform of the House of Commons' select committee, the Wright Committee, was established to consider issues of House of Commons
Usual_channels
Lower house of the UK Parliament
Departmental Select Committees, but such a procedure is seldom used. A separate type of select committee is the Domestic Committee. Domestic Committees oversee
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom
and Skills Select Committee was a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee was to examine
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee
Innovation,_Universities,_Science_and_Skills_Select_Committee
Committee appointed by the Malaysian House of Representatives
Budget Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Bajet; Chinese: 馬來西亞預算專責委員會; Tamil: மலேசியாவின் பட்ஜெட் சிறப்பு தேர்வுக் குழு) is a select committee
Budget Select Committee (Malaysia)
Budget_Select_Committee_(Malaysia)
1930s U.S. Senate committee that investigated war profiteering
The Nye Committee, officially known as the Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry, was a United States Senate committee (April 12
Nye_Committee
Scottish politician
Climate Change Select Committee; in July 2016, chair of the International Trade Select Committee; in October 2017, a member of the Joint Committee on the National
Angus_MacNeil
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strong, Solid, Firm, Sharp
Girl/Female
Greek
Moon.
Female
Greek
(Σελήνη) Greek myth name of a moon goddess, SELENE means "moon."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Biblical
King; counselor.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Moon
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
From Selina; Lunar Glow; Goddess of the Moon; Moon; Light; Heaven
Biblical
king; counselor
Boy/Male
Indian
Strong, Solid, Firm, Sharp
Girl/Female
American, Celebrity, Christian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Indian, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Moon
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Rock.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Selected
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sharp-tongued
Boy/Male
English
Glory at sea.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Manor House
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Heavenly
Girl/Female
Greek American French
Moon goddess.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Melek, MELECH means "king." In the bible, this is the name of the second son of Micah.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, French, German
Glory at Sea; Shining Sea
Girl/Female
Hindu
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Praneetha | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¿à®¤à®¾Â
Led forward, Conducted, Advanced, Promoted, Pure water
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called. For the most part they derive from the Old English personal name Ella or Elli (see Ellington) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in Berkshire, however, gets its first element from the Old English female personal name Æ{dh}elflǣd (composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + flǣd ‘beauty’). One in Cambridgeshire has its first element from the personal name Æ{dh}elhēah (composed of the elements æ{dh}el ‘noble’ + hēah ‘high’). The place of this name in County Durham probably gets its first element from Old English ǣl ‘eel’.
Boy/Male
French, German, Swedish
Famous; Bright Victory
Male
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Tòmas, TÒMACHAN means "twin."
Girl/Female
Indian
Patience
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Earth
Girl/Female
Italian
Young.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Valuable Knowledge
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love of God
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
The Eldest; Lord Vishnu
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
SELECT COMMITTEE
imp. & p. p.
of Select
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Select
n.
One who selects.
n.
See Splent coal, below.
n.
See Splent.
a.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in "fable."
v.
Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
v. t.
To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
v. t.
To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal.
v. t.
To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.
a.
Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
v. t.
To pick out; to select; to choose.
n.
A skeleton. See Scelet.
v. t.
To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
a.
Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
v. t.
To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor.
a.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent.
v. t.
To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
n.
Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
n.
That which is silent; a time of silence.