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单词 self-elective
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self-electiveadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻˈlɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈlɛktɪv/, /ˌsɛlfiˈlɛktɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, elective adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + elective adj. Compare earlier self-electing adj., self-election n.
Having the right or power of self-election, self-electing; spec. (of a body) that elects its own members.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > self-electing
self-electing1631
self-elective1787
1787 T. Jefferson Let. 6 Aug. in Papers (1955) XI. 695 The violent Aristocrats would have wished..that these [sc. the Regents] should remain self-elective.
1833 Morning Chron. 27 June Its [sc. the Company's] Governors, or the Court (as it is called), are self-elective.
1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ix. 728 Boroughs constituted with self-elective Councils.
1933 Desert News (Salt Lake City, Utah) 26 Sept. 3/2 Even the native presidents of some collective farms—the administration of which heretofore has been self-elective—were replaced.
2011 Times (Nexis) 5 Dec. 20 England's school governors are a self-elective oligarchy without any oversight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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