unelected
adjective
un·elect·ed
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Definition of unelected
: not chosen by vote : not elected
unelected government officials unelected judges
Examples of unelected in a Sentence
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But that changed in July, when Moscow’s unelected technocratic administration opted to bar 19 independent candidates from registering for elections to the city’s largely toothless city council. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Encircling the interrupters with civility," 23 Aug. 2019 Colorado consumers should be the ones driving the embrace of new vehicle technologies, not unelected bureaucrats in California. — Sara Almerri, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: The darker side of the zero-emission vehicle mandate — higher costs and older cars on the road," 12 Aug. 2019 Swinson’s Liberal Democrats have long been advocates of political and constitutional reform in Britain, leading the charge for eliminating the first-past-the-post electoral system and the scrapping or reforming of the unelected House of Lords. — Parker Richards, The New Republic, "The Woman Who Could Beat Boris Johnson," 29 July 2019 The unelected federal oversight board managing the territory’s finances. — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, "Connecticut residents plan to gather in solidarity with critics of Puerto Rican governor as protests grow," 22 July 2019 But critics of the unelected government say Beijing is steadily chipping away their freedoms and reneging on its promise of universal suffrage. — Time, "Hong Kong Protesters Demand Police Accountability, Full Withdrawal of Extradition Bill," 21 July 2019 Conservatives ask why unelected judges should dictate to a whole country what a family means. — The Economist, "How 25 countries in the Americas could end up allowing gay marriage," 21 June 2019 And one of the lessons of history is this: While elected majorities infringe upon liberty, so too do unelected judges. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "The Conservative Sensibility Is George Will’s Definitive Declaration," 20 June 2019 And what price will unelected judges and prison wardens pay when their decisions backfire? — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, "Will the Senate Surrender on Criminal Justice?," 4 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unelected.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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