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.
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.
The mayoral election will be held next month.
His work was passed over in the final selection.
Unfortunately, his work was not selected.
This spring is included among the hundred selected famous waters.
The results of the House of Representatives election were announced late at night.
He decided to run in the gubernatorial election next year.
選ぶ is the ordinary verb meaning 'to choose,' whereas 選 is a noun/suffix used in formal expressions like 選に漏れる.
Sino-Japanese reading せん of 選, a kanji conventionally associated with choosing or selecting. It functions productively in compounds and abbreviations, including election terms.
election defeat; failing to be elected · rejection; failing to be selected
selection; picking out · Spring Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
selection; screening; choice
election; selection; choice
selection; sorting; screening
music selection; song selection
special selection; specially selected · special prize; highest honors
personnel selection; choosing the right person
re-election
nomination; selection; appointment
being selected; being accepted; winning
re-election; election at end of term
selection of books; anthology
public election; popular election
state-appointed; court-appointed
by-election; special election
election campaign strategy; election tactics
the chosen people
election administration; election management body
run-off election; final ballot
anthology; selected works; selection