self-appointed

Pinker is not a self-appointed enforcer of arbitrary rules, and he has little patience for purists, prigs, and pedants.

Hating on Gwyneth Paltrow and judging her self-appointed lifestyle ambassadorship is so passé.

Despite being homebound, a few have become self-appointed war correspondents.

The attack took place in an area where police say self-appointed “Muslim patrols” have been operating.

No one in Pakistan wanted the self-appointed savior, and he is now under house arrest.

My self-appointed host, whose name was Goodell, waved me to a chair, and took one opposite.

By pairs the villagers departed, and soon none remained save her self-appointed guardians, the two holy men.

There is the board of guardians, nominally elected, really selected, and almost self-appointed.

"You were the self-appointed guardian of the water supply," Voronoff spat out the words.

Following half a dozen self-appointed guides, Mary picked her way to the stairway and looked down.