unelected
adjective
un·elect·ed
ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen by vote : not elected
unelected government officials
unelected judges
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Elon Musk, an unelected citizen, has led a squadron of twentysomethings on a spree through the federal government, laying off tens of thousands of civil servants, shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, and seizing control of the Treasury Department’s payment system.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
While Musk has attracted a unique type of attention, the appointment of unelected, partisan advisers in the White House is not unique, as University of Texas professor Daron Shaw, a teacher of American government, told Newsweek.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Presidents have been grumbling about unelected judges from the beginning of the republic.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — With a special election two weeks away, the Oakland City Council is finding itself at odds with an unelected official whose expertise has lent her particular authority at a critical time for the city’s finances.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
While Musk has attracted a unique type of attention, the appointment of unelected, partisan advisers in the White House is not unique, as University of Texas professor Daron Shaw, a teacher of American government, told Newsweek.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Presidents have been grumbling about unelected judges from the beginning of the republic.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — With a special election two weeks away, the Oakland City Council is finding itself at odds with an unelected official whose expertise has lent her particular authority at a critical time for the city’s finances.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Unelected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unelected. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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