nonelectoral en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + electoral.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not electoral.
One year later, in February 1987, an 80 percent popular vote for a new Constitution was seen as a vote of confidence in her presidency, and coming after her nonelectoral ascent to power, it confirmed her legitimacy and helped keep her challengers at bay.
2009 August 1, Seth Mydans, “Corazon Aquino, Leader of Philippines, Dies at 76”, in New York Times: