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unelectable

unelectable

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unelectable (comparative more unelectable, superlative most unelectable)

  1. (of a person) Incapable of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.
    • 2008 March 1, Adrian Blomfield, "Has Russia got a new Stalin?", The Daily Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 26 Sep 2012):
      Just to be on the safe side, the The Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges.

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