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To choose someone or something

choose

verb

to decide which you want from a number of people or things

pick

verb

to choose someone or something from a group

decide on

to choose someone or something from a number of possible choices

select

verb

to choose someone or something from a group

vote

verb

to choose something or someone to win a prize or an honour

opt

verb

to make a choice or decision from a range of possibilities

designate

verb

to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose

randomize

verb

to choose people or things for a test or experiment in a random way

pick and choose (something)

to have the chance to choose the things that you prefer, rather than simply accepting what someone gives you

take your pick

to choose someone or something

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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