non-electiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnᵻˈlɛktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnəˈlɛktɪv/,

/ˌnɑniˈlɛktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, elective adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + elective adj.

1. Of a post, committee, etc.: not filled by election. Of a person: not chosen by election.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > appointed by election > not

non-elective1819

1819 Morning Chron. 13 Nov. There were elective and non-elective bodies.

1853 National Era 29 Dec. 206 The British Parliament has never dared to give judgment on an individual..in secret—all irresponsible and non-elective as that body is.

1894 Daily News 5 Mar. 5/8 The rescissory power wielded by the non-elective peers over the legislative acts of the..House of Commons.

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 283/1 The independent opinion of men formed in the comparatively ‘dry light’ of the non-elective chamber has a value of its own.

1950 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 15 183/2 Local Soviets..have been totally overshadowed by control agencies staffed with bureaucracy (i.e., non-elective personnel).

1991 E. Powell Reflections of Statesman (BNC) The minister..administers it [sc. the health service] through a hierarchy of non-elective bodies on which the professions are strongly represented.

2. That is mandatory; not discretionary; spec. (a) Education (of a course of study) prescribed; (b) Medicine (of a treatment or procedure) medically necessary.

ΚΠ

1918 J. Jastrow Psychol. of Conviction iii. 75 So much of this non-elective study as reached my understanding aroused an aversion to the type of argument primarily, to the matter incidentally.

1966 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 7 259/1 Any one of these conditions can result in considerable expense, but only treatment of congenital cleft palates may be considered non-elective.

1988 Jrnl. Black Stud. 19 159 It is especially important that black students insist on taking a minimum of three years of basic nonelective instruction in English, math, social sciences, and natural sciences.

1995 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 22 40/1 Insurance and medical expenses are characteristically nonelective expenditures that tend to increase as families increase in size.

2002 Lancet 31 Aug. 724/2 Endometritis after caesarean section may be reduced by up to 75%, thereby justifying a policy of administering prophylactic antibiotics to all women undergoing elective or non-elective caesarean delivery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	non-elective
释义	non-electiveadj. Brit. /ˌnɒnᵻˈlɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈlɛktɪv/, /ˌnɑniˈlɛktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, elective adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + elective adj. 1. Of a post, committee, etc.: not filled by election. Of a person: not chosen by election. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > appointed by election > not non-elective1819 1819 Morning Chron. 13 Nov. There were elective and non-elective bodies. 1853 National Era 29 Dec. 206 The British Parliament has never dared to give judgment on an individual..in secret—all irresponsible and non-elective as that body is. 1894 Daily News 5 Mar. 5/8 The rescissory power wielded by the non-elective peers over the legislative acts of the..House of Commons. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 283/1 The independent opinion of men formed in the comparatively ‘dry light’ of the non-elective chamber has a value of its own. 1950 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 15 183/2 Local Soviets..have been totally overshadowed by control agencies staffed with bureaucracy (i.e., non-elective personnel). 1991 E. Powell Reflections of Statesman (BNC) The minister..administers it [sc. the health service] through a hierarchy of non-elective bodies on which the professions are strongly represented. 2. That is mandatory; not discretionary; spec. (a) Education (of a course of study) prescribed; (b) Medicine (of a treatment or procedure) medically necessary. ΚΠ 1918 J. Jastrow Psychol. of Conviction iii. 75 So much of this non-elective study as reached my understanding aroused an aversion to the type of argument primarily, to the matter incidentally. 1966 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 7 259/1 Any one of these conditions can result in considerable expense, but only treatment of congenital cleft palates may be considered non-elective. 1988 Jrnl. Black Stud. 19 159 It is especially important that black students insist on taking a minimum of three years of basic nonelective instruction in English, math, social sciences, and natural sciences. 1995 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 22 40/1 Insurance and medical expenses are characteristically nonelective expenditures that tend to increase as families increase in size. 2002 Lancet 31 Aug. 724/2 Endometritis after caesarean section may be reduced by up to 75%, thereby justifying a policy of administering prophylactic antibiotics to all women undergoing elective or non-elective caesarean delivery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1819
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