selection criterion

AmE: /səˈlɛkʃən kraɪˈtɪriən/

selection criteria

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Definition of selection criterion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

decision

Rare

specific rule used to decide which people or things are chosen

Rare

Experience in management was the main selection criterion for the position.
Language proficiency is used as an additional selection criterion for scholarship applicants.
Cost was the decisive selection criterion in choosing the supplier.

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Expressions with selection

selection process

organized series of steps used to choose people things or options

The company updated its selection process to make hiring fairer.

gender selection

choice or attempt to decide a future child's sex or gender

The clinic offers gender selection for couples using in vitro fertilization.

selection board

group of people chosen to decide which candidates receive positions or awards

The selection board met on Friday to choose the scholarship recipients.

self-selection

process of choosing oneself for a role

The survey results were biased due to self-selection.

random selection

process of choosing items by chance so each could be picked

Participants were assigned to groups through random selection.

artificial selection

breeding of organisms to enhance desired traits

Artificial selection has produced various dog breeds from a common ancestor.

Expressions with criterion

assessment criterion

specific standard or feature used to judge quality, performance, or achievement

Clarity of argument is an important assessment criterion in the essay rubric.

evaluation criterion

standard or factor used to judge how good something is

Cost was the main evaluation criterion when choosing between the project proposals.

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French:critère de sélection, ...
German:Auswahlkriterium, ...
Italian:criterio di selezione, ...
Spanish:criterio de selección, ...
Portuguese:critério de seleção, ...
Chinese:甄选标准, ...
Japanese:選考基準, ...
Arabic:مِعْيارُ الاخْتيار, ...
Hebrew:קְרִיטֶרְיוֹן בְּחִירָה, ...
Russian:критерий отбора, ...
Ukrainian:критерій відбору, ...
Hindi:चयन मानदंड, ...
Bengali:নির্বাচন মানদণ্ড, ...
Catalan:criteri de selecció, ...
Czech:výběrové kritérium, ...
Danish:udvælgelseskriterium, ...
Dutch:selectiecriterium, ...
Greek:κριτήριο επιλογής, ...
Hungarian:kiválasztási szempont, ...
Khmer:លក្ខណវិនិច្ឆ័យជ្រើសរើស, ...
Korean:선택 기준, ...
Persian:معیار انتخاب, ...
Polish:kryterium wyboru, ...
Portuguese (BR):critério de seleção, ...
Romanian:criteriu de selecție, ...
Swedish:urvalskriterium, ...
Thai:เกณฑ์การคัดเลือก, ...
Turkish:seçim ölçütü, ...
Vietnamese:tiêu chí tuyển chọn, ...

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