Unelected

adj, verb

adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unelect form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not elected.

    "“We need elections that we can trust, that we can believe in,” GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday at a campaign event in Mason City, Iowa. “That means yes, unelected judges are not going to decide willy-nilly across the state who ends up on a ballot and who doesn’t.”"

Example

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"The unpopular, unelected dictator's appointee rolled back protections for vulnerable populations in the name of the majority."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + elected.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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