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Elected vs Unelectable - What's the difference?

elected | unelectable |

As a verb elected

is past tense of elect.

As a noun elected

is one who is elected.

As an adjective unelectable is

incapable of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.

elected

English

Verb

(head)
  • (elect)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is elected.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=June 5, author=Diane Cardwell, title=A Public Job Still Appeals to Bloomberg, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“From the council people to the borough presidents to the citywide electeds , it would have an impact. }}

    unelectable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a person) Incapable of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.
  • * 2008 March 1, Adrian Blomfield, " Has Russia got a new Stalin?]", [[w:The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph] (UK) (retrieved 26 Sep 2012):
    • Just to be on the safe side, the The Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges.

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