self-appointed
adjective
chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously.
self-appointment
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a word derived from
self-appointed.
Example Sentences
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Told about Braden's new self-appointment as senior VP of all things unwritten and holy, he replied: "He just told me to get off his mound," Rodriguez said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2010
Colonel Wood briefly reviewed the self-appointment of the temporary committee during the previous month and outlined the purposes of the caucus.
From The Story of The American Legion by George Seay Wheat
It is their self-appointment I wish to correct; to find some means of breaking up a cabal, when such a one gets possession of the bench.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
