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self-appointed
[ self-uh-poin-tid ]
adjective
- chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously:
a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
self-appointed
adjective
- having assumed authority without the agreement of others
a self-appointed critic
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Other Words From
- self-ap·pointment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-appointed1
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Example Sentences
Pinker is not a self-appointed enforcer of arbitrary rules, and he has little patience for purists, prigs, and pedants.
Hating on Gwyneth Paltrow and judging her self-appointed lifestyle ambassadorship is so passé.
Despite being homebound, a few have become self-appointed war correspondents.
The attack took place in an area where police say self-appointed “Muslim patrols” have been operating.
No one in Pakistan wanted the self-appointed savior, and he is now under house arrest.
My self-appointed host, whose name was Goodell, waved me to a chair, and took one opposite.
By pairs the villagers departed, and soon none remained save her self-appointed guardians, the two holy men.
There is the board of guardians, nominally elected, really selected, and almost self-appointed.
"You were the self-appointed guardian of the water supply," Voronoff spat out the words.
Following half a dozen self-appointed guides, Mary picked her way to the stairway and looked down.
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