unelected

adjective

un·elect·ed ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd

: not chosen by vote : not elected

unelected government officials

unelected judges

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After Musk weighed in against a spending deal late last year, spurring Republicans to rework their bill, Democrats warned that an unelected billionaire was essentially acting like the president. —

Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Rather than rejuvenating legislatures, term limits exacerbate dysfunction, turning over power to unelected lobbyists, bureaucrats, governors and party leaders while leaving Congress even less capable of solving the nation’s most pressing problems. —

Casey Burgat, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025 Such concealment consolidates power among unelected operatives, erodes public trust, and shakes the foundational tenets of accountability and constitutional leadership. —

Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Vivek Ramaswamy [Archival audio]: Elon Musk and I are in a position to start the mass deportations of millions of unelected federal bureaucrats out of the D.C. bureaucracy. —

Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unelected