unelected
adjective
un·elect·ed
ˌən-i-ˈlek-təd 
: not chosen by vote : not elected
unelected government officials
unelected judges
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Putting decisions that should be between patients and doctors in the hands of unelected bureaucrats is not working.
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
Their voices cut through the brilliantly sunny spring day, marking 10 years since an unelected emergency manager made the catastrophic decision to change the source of the city's drinking water from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a cost-saving measure.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
Their voices cut through the brilliantly sunny spring day, marking 10 years since an unelected emergency manager made the catastrophic decision to change the source of the city's drinking water from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a cost-saving measure.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Unelected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unelected. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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