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prospective

adjective

pro·​spec·​tive prə-ˈspek-tiv How to pronounce prospective (audio)
 also  ˈprä-ˌspek-,
prō-ˈspek-,
prä-ˈspek-
1
: relating to or effective in the future
2
a
: likely to come about : expected
the prospective benefits of this law
b
: likely to be or become
a prospective mother
prospectively adverb

Example Sentences

In 2005 [Jerry] Colangelo arranged face-to-face sit-downs with every prospective national team player, to hear in their own words why they wanted to represent their country. Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated, 28 July 2008 All too often in the post-Vietnam past—the first Gulf War, for example—the default position of the Democratic Party has been to assume that any prospective use of U.S. military power would be immoral. Joe Klein, Time, 21 Aug. 2006 All of these arguments were prospective, all anticipated the role that public opinion would play in future constitutional disputes. Jack N. Rakove, Original Meanings … , 1996
Recent Examples on the Web Barrack and Grimes had requested that over 30 prospective jurors be excluded from the trial, according to Bloomberg. Time, 19 Sep. 2022 Another item on the prospective jurors’ questionnaire related to news diet. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Misconduct among some prospective jurors in the capital murder trial against a former Birmingham police detective led to a surprising mistrial Tuesday afternoon. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 The prospective jurors ranged in age and occupation, from former lawyers to a welder to educators. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 Jury selection is expected to conclude Tuesday, with the group of prospective jurors whittled down to 12 jurors and six alternates. Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022 Some 100 prospective jurors are slated to arrive at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Thursday to fill out questionnaires ahead of jury selection — an attempt to weed out ineligible or potentially biased jurors before any in-court questioning. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Eleven prospective jurors were summoned for a misdemeanor traffic matter. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Next, prospective grand jurors are screened, usually through questionnaires. Peter A. Joy, The Conversation, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see prospect entry 1

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prospective was in 1788

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