unelectable
nounEtymology From un- + electable.
1
A person who is unable, unlikely, or unfit to be elected to office.
- Related terms
- could not get elected dogcatcher
unelectable
adjEtymology From un- + electable.
1
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?"ᵃʳᶜʰⁱᵛᵉᵈ, The Daily Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 26 Sep 2012)
- Derived terms
- unelectably