unelectable en · ADJ
Etymology
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 elect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English electable English unelectable From un- + electable.
Meanings
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(of a person or party) 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 got a new Stalin?", The Daily Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 26 Sep 2012)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unelectable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unelectable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
pt inelegível (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · it ineleggibile (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · es inelegible (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · ca inelegible (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · fr inéligible (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · bg неизбираем (incapable or unlikely of being elected) · de unwählbar (incapable or unlikely of being elected)