nonelected
Americanadjective
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chosen for a position or office without running in an election.
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not specifically chosen.
Example Sentences
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The problem: One of the nominees was former Chelminiak, who had opposed the idea of having nonelected leaders on the governing committee.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2020
In the past five months, more than half a dozen top association jobs have gone to former high-level nonelected officials from Capitol Hill or the executive branch or to seasoned executives from other associations.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2018
They were almost equally alarmed by the Quebec Act, an unrelated piece of legislation that established a nonelected government for the former New France and protected its Catholic Church.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
“It should never be considered ‘time for a general’ to fill the senior-most nonelected civilian position in the operational chain of command,” Hicks said in her opening testimony.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2017
Qureshi, a nonelected official, was imported from his home in Washington to ensure a fair campaign.
From Time Magazine Archive
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