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noun act of choosing ADJ. careful, good, informed, right, wise a careful choice of words | bad, wrong | difficult, hard, stark She faced the stark choice of backing the new scheme or losing her job. | natural | moral Doctors have to make moral choices every day of their lives. | career VERB + CHOICE make | be faced with, face PREP. by/from/out of ~ (= because you have chosen) I wouldn't have come to this bar by choice! | of ~ (= that is/should be chosen by a particular group of people for a particular purpose) It's the software of choice for business use. | of your ~ (= that you choose yourself) First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice. | ~ about to make choices about their future chance/ability to choose ADJ. clear | free Students have a free choice from a range of subjects. | first You can have first choice of all the rooms. | multiple a test with multiple choice questions | consumer, parental VERB + CHOICE have I now had a clear choice: either I accept their terms or I leave. | exercise Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise choice. | give sb, present sb with We gave her the choice, and she decided she'd like a bike for her birthday. | extend PREP. ~ about He had no choice about that. | ~ as to to extend parental choice as to which schools children should attend | ~ between She has a choice between three different universities. | ~ of a choice of wines PHRASES freedom of choice, have little/no choice but to do sth I had no choice but to cancel my holiday. | have no choice in the matter The way he behaved meant that we had no choice in the matter. | leave sb with little/no choice Your decision leaves me with no choice but to resign. things from which you can/must choose ADJ. good, wide | limited | available a range of available choices VERB + CHOICE have, offer We offer a choice of ten different holiday destinations. CHOICE + VERB be available (to sb), be open to sb a range of choices available to buyers PREP. ~ of The shop has a very limited choice of ties. PHRASES be spoilt for choice (= to have a large number of things from which to choose) sb/sth that is chosen ADJ. excellent, good, happy It was a happy choice of venue | obvious Bill is the obvious choice for captain of the team. | popular | first, second Our first choice for a holiday is the north of Scotland. PREP. ~ as Mary is a popular choice as chair of the committee. | ~ for I think she's a very good choice for captain.
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choice
verbs
have a choice
• Students have a choice between German and Spanish.
make a choice
(= choose something )
• One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.
give somebody a choice
• Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.
be faced with a choice
• He was faced with a difficult choice.
have no choice (but to do something)
• The men had no choice but to obey.
leave somebody with no choice
• I was left with no choice but to resign.
exercise your choice
formal (= make a choice - used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose )
• Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choice
the right/wrong choice
• I think you’ve made the right choice.
a difficult choice
• It was a very difficult choice for me.
a stark choice
(= a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make )
• We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.
(a) free choice
• Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.
an informed choice
(= a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something )
• The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.
consumer choice
(= the opportunity for people to choose between different products )
• I believe in free trade and consumer choice.
parental choice
• The aim is to extend parental choice in education.
phrases
freedom of choice
• Patients should have more freedom of choice.
given the choice
(= if you had a choice )
• Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
have no choice in the matter
• The village people had no choice in the matter.
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choice
choice of:
• The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses. • have a choice (= be able to choose from several things ): With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges. • have no choice but to do something (= to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose ): Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy. • wide choice (= a lot of things to choose from ): There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
option
one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation:
• He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football. • keep/leave your options open (= delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from ): I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.
alternative
one of two or more ways of doing something:
• Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy? • alternative to: There is no practical alternative to our current policy. • have no alternative (= to not have a choice ): He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.
choice
something or someone that has been chosen:
• Maria was very pleased with her choice. • first/second/third choice (= the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc ): Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full. • somebody’s choice of: I don’t like his choice of friends.
selection
a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group:
• selection of: She showed me a selection of her drawings. • a selection of songs from ‘West Side Story’
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