nonelected

[non-i-lek-tid]

adjective

1. chosen for a position or office without running in an election.

2. not specifically chosen.

Example Sentences

It introduced gender parity on the administration board and dropped nonelected board members, including Mr. Polanski.

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Mr. Trump was intimately involved, along with many elected and nonelected members of his political party, in attempting to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another.

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He startled many people by hiring a Black man, Terry Duvernay, as his chief administrative officer, the top nonelected position in city government.

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Austin’s city manager, Spencer Cronk, a nonelected official who wields more power over the police department than the mayor, also spoke out against the 19 indictments Thursday.

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On Wednesday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Biden was seeking advice from a range of elected and nonelected officials, and approaching the nomination process in “a bipartisan manner”

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