appointive
pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.
having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers.
Origin of appointive
1Other words from appointive
- non·ap·poin·tive, adjective
Words Nearby appointive
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How to use appointive in a sentence
Paterson—the father of recent Governor David Paterson—was a high-octane lawyer who held a number of appointive positions.
With one necessary exception all offices are appointive and the tenure of all except that is the same.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceIncumbents holding appointive offices were in a state of dread.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineHe declared with great feeling that he would never accept another appointive civil office.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2) | Hazard StevensIn practice they were largely self-appointive and were responsible for filling most local offices.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins
This was one of the most important appointive offices in the State Administration.
Theodore Roosevelt and His Times | Harold Howland
British Dictionary definitions for appointive
/ (əˈpɔɪntɪv) /
mainly US relating to or filled by appointment: an appointive position
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