unelectable
Incapable or unlikely of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.
Adjective
- Incapable or unlikely of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.
- Just to be on the safe side, the Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges. - 2008 March 1, Adrian Blomfield, "Has Russia...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English electable English unelectable From un- + electable.
Forms
Noun
- A person who is unable, unlikely, or unfit to be elected to office.