unelected

adjective

un·​elect·​ed ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd 

: not chosen by vote : not elected

unelected government officials

unelected judges

Examples of unelected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Public lands sale would impact Boise trails Lee revised the legislation after the Senate parliamentarian, an unelected adviser who interprets rules and laws for the governing body, removed the initial draft from the budget reconciliation bill. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025

So now our unelected state attorney general has proposed a concentration camp in the middle of the Everglades with a convenient airstrip for hustling people out of the country without due process. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025

While the constitutional structure offers a legal facade of order, the true dynamics of power transition in Iran are likely to be shaped by unelected centers of influence: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Khamenei’s inner circle and the expansive bureaucracy of the supreme leader’s office. —Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

The lightning speed of DOGE’s infiltration underscored Musk’s sudden power over the federal government as an unelected special government employee. —Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unelected

• disaffected
• disconnected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected