electable

[ih-lek-tuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of, or having a reasonable chance of, being elected, as to public office.

Origin of electable

First recorded in 1875–80; elect + -able

Related formse·lect·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·e·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, nounre·e·lec·ta·ble, adjectiveun·e·lect·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for unelectable

Contemporary Examples of unelectable

Their guy Ken Cuccinelli had been dismissed as extreme and unelectable.
The GOP’s Election Rift
David Frum
November 7, 2013
Clinton Democrats took for granted that Cruz was unelectable.
How Ted Cruz Can Win in 2016
David Frum
October 25, 2013
Debates even the playing field, even as they attract their share of unelectable oddballs.
Memo to the Media: Quit Ruining Politics
Justin Green
April 2, 2013
They helped make Mitt Romney unelectable, or more unelectable than he was anyway.
The Importance of the Rubio Statement
Michael Tomasky
November 19, 2012
John Catsimatidis, a major Republican donor and Romney supporter from New York, says Gingrich is unelectable.
Newt Gingrich’s Battered Campaign Struggles With Money Woes
Ben Jacobs
February 14, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for unelectable

unelectable

adjective

(of a political party, candidate, etc) not likely to be elected

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Word Origin and History for unelectable

electable

adj.

1758; see elect (v.) + -able. Related: Electability.