unelected
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But as his influence grew, so did public resentment of the power this unelected official held.
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Like previous powerful, but unelected, advisers in Downing Street, such as Dominic Cummings or Alastair Campbell, he has been the target of negative stories.
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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.
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Gray also deliberately re-prioritised the voices of elected politicians in the shadow cabinet over unelected advisers.
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Though officially state-run, the programme was widely believed to be orchestrated by Sanjay Gandhi, the unelected son of Indira Gandhi.
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