Sekirov Dictionary

self-elect

noun 2
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

•
The self-appointed elite.
- Meantime the minister ascended the pulpit-stair, with all the solemnity of one of the self-elect, and a priest besides. — 1863
•
A volunteer.
- Most of the volunteers had departed for the winter, leaving behind three hundred self-elects. — 1971

verb2

•
To self-select; to choose for oneself, rather than having another choose for one.
- GATT Contracting Parties have self-elected their designation, most recently when the WTO was created. — 2001
•
To self-appoint; to volunteer; to take on a role one has chosen for oneself.
- Which of ye will venture upon me? —Will you, Mr. Constable self-elect? or you, sir, with a pimple on your nose, got at Oxford by hard drinking, your only badge of loyalty? — 1802

adjective1

•
Chosen by oneself; self-appointed.
- The House of Keys, being self-elect, in these days of popular election by the people, is not a very popular institution. — 1864

forms

self-elected · self-electing · self-elects

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