self-appointed
adjective
self-ap·point·ed
ˌself-ə-ˈpȯin-təd 
: appointed by oneself : self-proclaimed
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Whether on Instagram or CNN, analysts (professional and self-appointed) behave like modern-day soothsayers, peering at the tea leaves of polls, social media, video clips and the general zeitgeist to utter words of prophecy and, increasingly, doom.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Soccer is not only conditioned to believe that every wave is there to be ridden, but economically structured so that anything new or bright or promising is immediately acquired by the game’s (often self-appointed) great and good.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Her famed moniker was self-appointed and even her accent was a product of her own creation.
—Mikelle Street, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Soccer is not only conditioned to believe that every wave is there to be ridden, but economically structured so that anything new or bright or promising is immediately acquired by the game’s (often self-appointed) great and good.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Her famed moniker was self-appointed and even her accent was a product of her own creation.
—Mikelle Street, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
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“Self-appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-appointed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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