elected

[ ih-lek-tid ]

/ ɪˈlɛk tɪd /

chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.

elect(def 10).

Origin of elected

First recorded in 1550–60; elect + -ed²

self-e·lect·ed, adjective un·e·lect·ed, adjective

He would not, at any rate, extend his self-elected office of chorus so far as to include her.

Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 |Various
Mr. Hurst knew that they wanted to take him before their own self-elected court, and went without hesitation.

My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field |Charles Carleton Coffin
Georgia has disavowed the act of the self-constituted, self-elected minority convention that acted in her name.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 |Various
Then away with parliaments and associations of chess, and their self-elected speaker, "Fairplay."

The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion |Frederick Milnes Edge

You cannot be pitied by your friends and equals, only by your self-elected superiors.

Nights in London |Thomas Burke

self-elected

having been elected or appointed to a post, position, etc, by onself