单词	self-appointed
释义	self-appointedˌself-apˈpointed adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES We won't be intimidated by self-appointed guardians of educational standards. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because he was literate and articulate, he showed a bitter contempt for the self-appointed intellectuals of the inter-war years. Fifthly, the periodic meetings of Great Powers which together acted as self-appointed guarantors of international law and order. For years now, self-appointed surgeons without the appropriate training have been performing life-threatening operations usurping the skills of consultant plastic surgeons. He is also the self-appointed heckler-in-chief to the Tories. He was our self-appointed guide to Bouilland, population 136, sixteen kilometres from Beaune. These self-appointed assistants sped swiftly up and down the corridor, wakening their companions and spreading the good news. Vigilantes were the self-appointed administrators of justice and public executioners. giving yourself a responsibility, job, position etc without the agreement of other people, especially those you claim to represent – used to show disapproval
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