non-elective

1. 1.

   filled by appointment rather than by election

   “a nonelective office”

   Synonymsnonelectivenonelected

   Similarappointive

Questions about non-elective

What does non-elective mean?

non-elective means "filled by appointment rather than by election".

How many syllables are in non-elective?

non-elective has 4 syllables: no-n-e-lec-tive. The stress falls on "n-e".

What is another word for non-elective?

Close synonyms include nonelective, nonelected. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.