unelectability

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noun

The quality of being unelectable.

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Meanings

noununelectability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From un- + elect + -ability.

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APA

unelectability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelectability

MLA

“unelectability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelectability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unelectability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelectability.

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