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

Protesters say they’re fed up with Musk’s antics as an unelected White House official, his unprecedented slashing of government jobs and his right-wing views. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025

Outrageous distractions show up almost daily, distracting us from what is really taking place within our government by a few wealthy unelected surrogates. —Peter Buonome, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025

In the wake of the seismic political, legal and economic shocks that the Department of Governmental Efficiencies’ (DOGE) is wreaking on America, the work led by its unelected leader, Elon Musk is providing a global lesson in the importance of data ethics for government and business alike. —Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Trump doesn’t apologize for a secure border, for pursuing a trade policy that benefits American workers, for making the U.S. energy independent or for firing unelected bureaucrats who try to stop him. —Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 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