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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

chosen
    n 1: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference;
         "she was Mama's chosen"
    2: the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
    3: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have
       power inside the government" [syn: chosen, elect]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose
   (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,
   AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,
   Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,
   Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]
   1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference
      from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose
      the least of two evils.
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            Choose me for a humble friend.        --Pope.
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   2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]
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            The landlady now returned to know if we did not
            choose a more genteel apartment.      --Goldsmith.
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   To choose sides. See under Side.

   Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.

   Usage: To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the
          generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an
          act of the will, especially in accordance with a
          decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or
          favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable
          than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes
          and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some
          office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially
          by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number
          of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private
          life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chosen \Cho"sen\, p. p. of Choose.
   Selected from a number; picked out; choice.
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         Seven hundred chosen men left-handed.    --Judg. xx.
                                                  16.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chosen \Cho"sen\, n.
   One who, or that which is the object of choice or special
   favor.
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5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Chosen
   spoken of warriors (Ex. 15:4; Judg. 20:16), of the Hebrew nation
   (Ps. 105:43; Deut. 7:7), of Jerusalem as the seat of the temple
   (1 Kings 11:13). Christ is the "chosen" of God (Isa. 42:1); and
   the apostles are "chosen" for their work (Acts 10:41). It is
   said with regard to those who do not profit by their
   opportunities that "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt.
   20:16). (See ELECTION.)

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