Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not bought; obtained without money or purchase.
- Unsold; without a purchaser: as, an unbought stock of books.
- Not bought over; unbribed.
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- adjective Not
bought ;unpurchased .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"unbought" and vote in the "public interest" for the Volcker reform and regulatory proposals or they will be out in the cold next elections.
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It was a strange hybrid of sex and mysticism, and it came and went unnoticed and unbought.
William Nicholson discusses Seeker, the first volume in a three part trilogy for teens 2010
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As much as the corporate party structure has fought it, Coloradans have a unique chance this year to elect a smart, unbought senator not beholden to corporate money, and able to articulate issues to the grassroots, not from the distant position of a privileged elite.
Michele Swenson: Changing Politics as Usual: Why We Need Andrew Romanoff, the Grassroots Choice 2010
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Ms. Merkel does not, perhaps because mere talk of such a step has already raised Germany's borrowing costs and left portions of a recent offer of two-year bonds unbought, because it might violate the German constitution, and because it is, she says, "illegal" under the Lisbon Treaty.
Euro-zone song is an ode to indecision Irwin Stelzer 2010
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I have the power to decide which books will survive into the next decade, the next century, and which will be left unbought and tossed onto the scrapheap of mediocrity forgotten.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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“This is an unbought victory,” he proclaimed, “and ten times as valuable on that account.”
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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As much as the corporate party structure has fought it, Coloradans have a unique chance this year to elect a smart, unbought senator not beholden to corporate money, and able to articulate issues to the grassroots, not from the distant position of a privileged elite.
Michele Swenson: Changing Politics as Usual: Why We Need Andrew Romanoff, the Grassroots Choice 2010
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“This is an unbought victory,” he proclaimed, “and ten times as valuable on that account.”
LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010
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More importantly, Obama does not owe these superdelegates he is unbought by the powers that be and not beholdent to their machinations.
Obama Wins Maine By Large Margin, Signaling Dark Stretch Ahead For Hillary Camp 2009
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There are powerful interests that fear an independent, unbought candidate like Obama, and these interests most assuredly back both McCain and the Clintons.
Gallup: Obama Has His Biggest Lead Yet, No "Small Town" Damage 2009
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