To be placed in a position of power without election is to be what?

To be placed in a position of power without election is to be what?

• A. Elected
• B. Appointed
• C. Inaugurated
• D. Nominated

Answer: (B)

Being placed in a position of power without an election means you were appointed. To appoint means to assign someone to a role by an authority, rather than by a vote from the people. This explains why no election happens in this case. The other terms don’t fit as well: being elected involves winning a vote by voters; being inaugurated is the formal swearing-in ceremony that often follows election or appointment; being nominated is simply being proposed as a candidate, not yet installed in the role.

Being placed in a position of power without an election means you were appointed. To appoint means to assign someone to a role by an authority, rather than by a vote from the people. This explains why no election happens in this case.

The other terms don’t fit as well: being elected involves winning a vote by voters; being inaugurated is the formal swearing-in ceremony that often follows election or appointment; being nominated is simply being proposed as a candidate, not yet installed in the role.