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.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	self-elective
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1787
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