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chosen verb [ ˈtʃəʊzn ]

• past participle of choose.

chosen adjective

• having been selected as the best or most appropriate.
• "he is by no means a forerunner in his chosen field"

choose verb

• pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.
• "he chose a seat facing the door"
Similar: select, pick, pick out, opt for, plump for, go for, take, settle on, decide on, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, hand-pick, set, designate, determine, specify, appoint, name, nominate, adopt, espouse, pitch on,
Opposite: reject, decline,
Origin: Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen .

chosen few

• a small group of people who enjoy special privileges or treatment, typically in a way thought to be unfair.
"why have they kept this secret to themselves, the chosen few?"

chosen people

• the Jewish people considered (in Jewish and Christian tradition) as having been selected by God for a special relationship with him.



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