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View synonyms for appointive

appointive

[ uh-poin-tiv ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or filled by appointment:

    an appointive office.

  2. having the ability or authority to appoint:

    appointive powers.



appointive

/ əˈpɔɪntɪv /

adjective

  1. relating to or filled by appointment

    an appointive position

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • nonap·pointive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appointive1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; appoint + -ive
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Example Sentences

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.

Incumbents holding appointive offices were in a state of dread.

He declared with great feeling that he would never accept another appointive civil office.

In practice they were largely self-appointive and were responsible for filling most local offices.

This was one of the most important appointive offices in the State Administration.

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