The best replacement for selection is evolution.

The best alternatives to selection are rated as following:
★★★★★  evolution
★★★★  screening
★★★★  natural selection
★★★★  censorship
★★★  random assignment
★★★  artificial selection
★★  election
★★  selections
★★  drift
★★  genetic drift
★★  survival of the fittest
★★  projection
★★  recruitment
★★  socialization
★  causation
★  screen
★  adaptation
★  moral hazard
★  selective breeding
★  intelligent design
★  individual selection
★  mutation
★  speciation
  induced fit
  diversifying selection
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  k selection
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  recruitment process
  disruptive selection
  social causation

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Speaking about selection, one probably shouldn't forget about adaptation.

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