adjective
- not chosen by voting; appointed rather than elected
Examples
- The nonelected officials were appointed by the governor.
- Many nonelected positions in government are filled by career civil servants.
- The committee included both elected representatives and nonelected experts.
- Nonelected judges serve for life in the federal court system.
- The agency is run by nonelected administrators.
- Critics argued that nonelected bureaucrats had too much power.