選りに選って

よりによって

of all things, expression used to criticize a poor decision

選りにも選って

よりにもよって

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

多選

たせん

being re-elected (multiple times)

選民

せんみん

the chosen people

選評

せんぴょう

selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)

百選

ひゃくせん

top hundred, hundred best

抽選

ちゅうせん

lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

選球

せんきゅう せんだま

waiting for a good hit at a pitch

選集

せんしゅう せんじゅう

selection (e.g. of poems, texts), anthology, selected extracts

人選

じんせん

personnel selection

選る

よる える すぐる

to choose, to select

補選

ほせん

bye-election, by-election

選挙

せんきょ

election

自選

じせん

(author) selection

私選

しせん

personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer)

野選

やせん

fielder's choice

選ぶ

えらぶ

to choose, to select

選手

せんしゅ

player (in game), team member

選対

せんたい

election campaign strategy, election tactics