unelected
adjective
un·elect·ed
ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen by vote : not elected
unelected government officials
unelected judges
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Yet President Donald Trump sent an unelected Elon Musk, under the guise of seeking fraud, to dismantle the agency to the point of dysfunction.
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk, who has been described as an unelected co-President, has declared that A.I. will eliminate most jobs and that societies will have to adopt a universal basic income (U.B.I.) to compensate.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The current owner serves as the town’s unelected mayor—a role that comes with a small-town charm rather than bureaucracy.
—Colin Burke, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The unelected public figure’s favorability has been on the decline since charting a course for DOGE’s slashing of waste, fraud and abuse, and stock of his company Tesla has dropped at the same time.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk, who has been described as an unelected co-President, has declared that A.I. will eliminate most jobs and that societies will have to adopt a universal basic income (U.B.I.) to compensate.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The current owner serves as the town’s unelected mayor—a role that comes with a small-town charm rather than bureaucracy.
—Colin Burke, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The unelected public figure’s favorability has been on the decline since charting a course for DOGE’s slashing of waste, fraud and abuse, and stock of his company Tesla has dropped at the same time.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Unelected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unelected. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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