nonelected
adjective
non·elect·ed ˌnän-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen or filled by a vote : not elected
nonelected board members
nonelected government positions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In studying nonelected positions — including roles such as police and fire commissioner, as well as senior but lower-profile posts such as city auditor and city clerk — officials found that on average, Boston was paying below the market median. 
Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Austin’s city manager, Spencer Cronk, a nonelected official who wields more power over the police department than the mayor, also spoke out against the 19 indictments Thursday. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 For decades, health departments have been run by nonelected officials that have made decisions on how to keep communities safe and healthy, Federman said. Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2021 Ruff, who took the city's top nonelected position a month after the pandemic hit and a month before George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, said family medical reasons and his mental health were factors that influenced his decision. Faiza Mahamud, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021 Naomi Kelly is the top nonelected official in San Francisco, overseeing 25 departments, approximately 2,700 employees and an annual budget of nearly $750 million. Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 12 Jan. 2021 The Legislative Compensation Board, which is made up of nonelected officials, approved the raises last year. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 When selecting electors this year, the D.C. Democratic Party wanted to make a point to select nonelected officials and to pick a slate of all women in honor of the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, said the party’s chair, Charles Wilson. Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020 District 11 Supervisor Marty Wolf of Cedarburg expressed wariness of all nonpartisan, nonelected bodies, like the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2020 See More
Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Austin’s city manager, Spencer Cronk, a nonelected official who wields more power over the police department than the mayor, also spoke out against the 19 indictments Thursday. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 For decades, health departments have been run by nonelected officials that have made decisions on how to keep communities safe and healthy, Federman said. Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2021 Ruff, who took the city's top nonelected position a month after the pandemic hit and a month before George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, said family medical reasons and his mental health were factors that influenced his decision. Faiza Mahamud, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021 Naomi Kelly is the top nonelected official in San Francisco, overseeing 25 departments, approximately 2,700 employees and an annual budget of nearly $750 million. Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 12 Jan. 2021 The Legislative Compensation Board, which is made up of nonelected officials, approved the raises last year. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 When selecting electors this year, the D.C. Democratic Party wanted to make a point to select nonelected officials and to pick a slate of all women in honor of the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, said the party’s chair, Charles Wilson. Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020 District 11 Supervisor Marty Wolf of Cedarburg expressed wariness of all nonpartisan, nonelected bodies, like the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined above