unelectability

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ elect +‎ -ability.

Noun

unelectability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unelectable.
    • 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 Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2026:
      […] 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.