appointive

[ uh-poin-tiv ]

/ əˈpɔɪn tɪv /

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adjective

pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.

having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers.

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Origin of appointive

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

OTHER 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.
Bill Lynch, the Culminator|Michael Tomasky|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Bierce
Incumbents holding appointive offices were in a state of dread.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
He declared with great feeling that he would never accept another appointive civil office.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2)|Hazard Stevens

In 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

appointive

/ (əˈpɔɪntɪv) /

adjective

mainly US relating to or filled by appointmentan appointive position

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Origin of appointive

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