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unchallengeable

adjective
unĀ·​chalĀ·​lengeĀ·​able | \ ĖŒÉ™n-Ėˆcha-lən-jə-bəl How to pronounce unchallengeable (audio) \

Definition of unchallengeable

: not able to be disputed, questioned, or challenged : not challengeable an unchallengeable position of power an unchallengeable right

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unchallengeably \ ĖŒÉ™n-​Ėˆcha-​lən-​jə-​blē How to pronounce unchallengeably (audio) \ adverb
an unchallengeably dominant position

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Yet the Koch machine bought its way into Congress and turned climate-change denial into an unchallengeable Republican talking point. Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, "ā€œKochlandā€ Examines How the Koch Brothers Made Their Fortuneā€”and the Influence It Bought," 13 Aug. 2019 His moral compass never broke and his staunch example of honor was unchallengeable. Howard Cohen, miamiherald, "He built a big airport terminal in the middle of 9/11. ā€˜Gentlemanā€™ architect dies at 77," 6 June 2017 The importance of caloriesā€”if energy gained exceeds output, the excess becomes fatā€”remains one of the few unchallengeable facts in the field of dietary science. Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, "Is Fat Killing You, or Is Sugar?," 24 Mar. 2017 Jin Zhong, the chief editor of a website in Hong Kong that focuses on Chinese politics, said by telephone that Mr. Xi appeared unchallengeable but remained wary of any potential rivals or cracks in his authority. Chris Buckley, New York Times, "Database Tracks ā€˜Tigers and Fliesā€™ Caught in Xi Jinpingā€™s Corruption Crackdown JAN. 21, 2016," 4 Feb. 2016

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First Known Use of unchallengeable

1611, in the meaning defined above

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