unelected
adjective
un·elect·ed
ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen by vote : not elected
unelected government officials
unelected judges
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Labour holds a firm majority in the House of Commons, and the unelected upper house tends to take a hands-off approach to election laws.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
During his deposition today, Mr. Bernal pleaded the Fifth when asked if any unelected official or family members executed the duties of the President and if Joe Biden ever instructed him to lie about his health.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Conservatives say the air board is an unelected board that wields too much power.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 8 July 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, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
During his deposition today, Mr. Bernal pleaded the Fifth when asked if any unelected official or family members executed the duties of the President and if Joe Biden ever instructed him to lie about his health.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Conservatives say the air board is an unelected board that wields too much power.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 8 July 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, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
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“Unelected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unelected. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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