unelected

[uhn-i-lek-tid]

adjective

1. not elected; appointed or hired rather than chosen by vote.

Example Sentences

In public, he relied on his vice president, Spiro Agnew, to slam the networks as part of an irresponsibly hostile liberal “unelected elite” with “vast power.”

From Salon

"Unelected activist judges cannot stop the will of the American people for a safe and secure homeland," the spokesperson added.

From BBC

Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family code that criminalised homosexuality was adopted by the country's cabinet.

From BBC

Perceptions of Democrats are, frustratingly, shaped by a great many totally unaccountable and unelected randos.

From Slate

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