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se⋅lect⋅ee

[si-lek-tee]
–noun
one selected by draft for service in one of the armed forces.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; select + -ee
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se·lect·ee   (sĭ-lěk'tē')   
n.  One who is selected, especially for military service.
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