Gather
Picked
Picked adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
Both words in one sentence
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In feudal Japan, during the Edo period, there were the "hatamotos", literally "those who gather around the flag", who were a hand-picked force of elite samurai under the direct command of the shogun and who had privileges almost in par with those of a Daimyo.
Source: Praetorian Guard
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