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NON-ELECTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does non-elective mean?
• NON-ELECTIVE (adjective)
The adjective NON-ELECTIVE has 1 sense:
1. filled by appointment rather than by election
Familiarity information: NON-ELECTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filled by appointment rather than by election
Synonyms:
non-elective; nonelected; nonelective
Context example:
a nonelective office
Similar:
appointed; appointive (subject to appointment)
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