non-selective
adjective
(alsononselective)uk/ˌnɒn.sɪˈlek.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.səˈlek.tɪv/A non-selectiveschoolis one which anychildcan go to, without having topassanexaminationfirst:
Allchildrenin the Netherlands go to non-selectiveprimaryschools.
Webelievethateducationshould befreeand non-selective.
affectingeverythingratherthan onlyparticularthings:
Thesoilwassprayedwith a nonselectiveweedkiller.
Insecticidespraysare nonselective,killingalmostallinsects, bothadultsandlarvae.
- Theschoolis non-selective andtakeschildrenfrom many differentbackgrounds.
- Nearly 60percentof the low-incomegroupattendnon-selectivecollegesanduniversities.
- Even in a non-selectivesystem,studentsare oftentaughtingroupsdeterminedbyability.
- Non-selective beta-blockersacton bothtypesofreceptor.
- Thechemicalsare used for non-selectivetreatmentofconfinedareas.
Types of school
- boarding school
- business school
- charter school
- coeducational
- comp
- comprehensive
- conservatory
- elementary school
- grade school
- gymnasium
- junior
- lycée
- reformatory
- secondary school
- selective
- senior high school
- single-sex
- special school
- superschool
- varsity
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