self-elect

== English == === Etymology === From self- +‎ elect. === Verb === self-elect (third-person singular simple present self-elects, present participle self-electing, simple past and past participle self-elected) To self-select; to choose for oneself, rather than having another choose for one. (ambitransitive) To self-appoint; to volunteer; to take on a role one has chosen for oneself. === Adjective === self-elect (not comparable) Chosen by oneself; self-appointed. === Noun === self-elect (countable and uncountable, plural self-elects) The self-appointed elite. A volunteer.