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APPOINTIVE

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ap⋅poin⋅tive

  [uh-poin-tiv]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.
2. having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; appoint + -ive
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ap·poin·tive   (ə-poin'tĭv)   
adj.  Relating to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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