the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
past-participle. Selected from a number; picked out; choice.
n. One who, or that which is the object of choice or special favor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Picked; choice; select.
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n. the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
n. one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
n. an exclusive group of people
Word Usage
"He argues that the unintended effect is not voluntarily chosen (in the morally relevant sense of ˜chosen™ for which we hold people responsible) even though the agent knows that it will occur as a result of his actions."