chosen

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He was chosen by a council of elders to convey the word of God and usher in a global revival of Islamic tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those chosen included a Beefeater, a Wimbledon umpire and others with prominent London jobs or who worked at tourist spots.

From BBC

The New York Times reported that he had chosen "three senior clerics" as possible replacements if he were to be assassinated.

From BBC

The new supreme leader was chosen despite what was seen as a weak record of achievement in religious scholarship.

From BBC

Dr Mo Verhoeven, lead conservation scientist at the RSPB, said Cumbria was chosen because fungi which supported trees had transitioned to fungi found in grasslands that "have been grazed for hundreds of years".

From BBC