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unelectability

unelectability noun: the quality of being unelectable.

Noun

unelectability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unelectable.
    • […]he is no Bernie Sanders: his refusal to evolve from cold war-era reflexive anti-Americanism and his desire to pursue a “revolutionary” brand of opposition have dragged the French left into unelectability and moral confusion.2023 October 27, Alexander Hurst, “Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a disaster for the French left – his response to the attack on Israel proves it”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of unelectability

From un- + elect + -ability.

Questions about unelectability

What does unelectability mean?
Unelectability means the quality of being unelectable.
What part of speech is unelectability?
Unelectability is a noun.

Words near unelectability in the dictionary

  1. unelated
  2. unelating
  3. unelbowed
  4. unelderly
  5. unelect
  6. unelectability
  7. unelectable
  8. unelectables
  9. unelectably
  10. unelected
  11. unelectedness

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