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 and divides as no-n-e-lec-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.