noun, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to selecting or being selected, especially in formal compounds or fixed phrases such as 選に漏れる and 百選. For ordinary everyday 'choosing,' 選択 or 選ぶ is usually more transparent.
彼の作品は残念ながら選に漏れた。
Unfortunately, his work was not selected.
この湧き水は名水百選に入っている。
This spring is included among the hundred selected famous waters.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
election; electoral contest
Used especially as a suffix in political and news-style compounds such as 市長選, 知事選, and 衆院選. The full independent word for an election is 選挙.
市長選は来月行われる。
The mayoral election will be held next month.
衆院選の結果が夜遅く発表された。
The results of the House of Representatives election were announced late at night.