unelected
Americanadjective
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She became a leading disability rights campaigner and was appointed to the House of Lords, which is unelected, in 2007.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
A couple of weeks after the ad came out, I spoke with Brian Schuth, the city manager of Eastport—a nonpartisan, unelected position.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
They staffed the unelected institutions of the state such as the supreme leader’s office, which grew rapidly in the late 1990s; they honed their knowledge in the more radical seminaries and their own universities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The unit is made up of about 15 unelected volunteers and is run by Zia Yusuf, who quit as party chairman in June, before returning to Reform to head up Doge days later.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
Civil rights advocates pursued their own agendas as unelected representatives of communities defined by race and displayed considerable skill navigating courtrooms and halls of power across America.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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