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单词 self-elect
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self-electadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻˈlɛkt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈlɛk(t)/, /ˌsɛlfiˈlɛk(t)/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, elect adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + elect adj. Compare earlier self-elected adj., self-electing adj., self-elective adj.
Elected or appointed to an office or position by oneself; (of a body) elected by its own members. Cf. self-elected adj. 2.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > self-electing > self-elected
self-elected1649
self-elect1828
1828 Trades' Free Press 22 Mar. 276/4 The English have learnt, not from ‘the schoolmaster who is abroad’, but from the practical instructions of self-elect bodies.
1842 E. Miall in Nonconformist 2 97 In virtue of trusteeship to which they are self-elect.
1935 Ogden (Ogden City, Utah) Standard-Examiner 7 Nov. 8/1 Any woman who marries a man who is a self-elect purse-bearer has my profound sympathy.
2002 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 21 Aug. 13 Yet president self-elect Robert Mugabe insists that the land transfers must go-ahead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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