nonelected
adjective
non·elect·ed
ˌnän-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen or filled by a vote : not elected
nonelected board members
nonelected government positions
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Raises for nonelected officials would be retroactive to Aug. 1.
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Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2022
Polls suggest that by the end of her reign, around 25% of the public no longer wished to dwell within a monarchy, with the young less keen than their elders on a nonelected head of state.
—Rosa Prince, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
If someone has been released on bail for a felony and is arrested again on another felony offense while out on bail, the accused cannot be granted bail by a magistrate or nonelected judge, according to the law created by Senate Bill 6.
—Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2022
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Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2022
Polls suggest that by the end of her reign, around 25% of the public no longer wished to dwell within a monarchy, with the young less keen than their elders on a nonelected head of state.
—Rosa Prince, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
If someone has been released on bail for a felony and is arrested again on another felony offense while out on bail, the accused cannot be granted bail by a magistrate or nonelected judge, according to the law created by Senate Bill 6.
—Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2022
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“Nonelected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonelected. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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