appointive

[ uh-poin-tiv ]

/ əˈpɔɪn tɪv /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR appointive ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.

having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers.

Origin of appointive

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

OTHER WORDS FROM appointive

non·ap·poin·tive, adjective

Words nearby appointive

appmt., appoggiatura, appoint, appointed, appointee, appointive, appointment, Appointment in Samarra, appointment television, appointment viewing, appointor

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Example sentences from the Web for appointive

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
Even the men in the appointive offices did not venture to say he had much force.
Lifted Masks|Susan Glaspell
Appointive positions, also, which women might legally hold are practically withheld from them because of their lack of the ballot.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
This means that his office was appointive, and that he was a tithe-squeezer or tax-farmer.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London

Do you think the appointive power of the governor ought to be enlarged?
Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner
The position made him head of police force with appointive powers.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for appointive

appointive

/ (əˈpɔɪntɪv) /

adjective

mainly US relating to or filled by appointmentan appointive position

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单词	appointive
释义	appointive [ uh-poin-tiv ] / əˈpɔɪn tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appointive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office. having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers. Origin of appointive An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; appoint + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM appointive non·ap·poin·tive, adjective Words nearby appointive appmt., appoggiatura, appoint, appointed, appointee, appointive, appointment, Appointment in Samarra, appointment television, appointment viewing, appointor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appointive 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 Even the men in the appointive offices did not venture to say he had much force. Lifted Masks\|Susan Glaspell Appointive positions, also, which women might legally hold are practically withheld from them because of their lack of the ballot. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV\|Various This means that his office was appointive, and that he was a tithe-squeezer or tax-farmer. The Jacket (The Star-Rover)\|Jack London Do you think the appointive power of the governor ought to be enlarged? Government in the United States\|James Wilford Garner The position made him head of police force with appointive powers. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for appointive appointive / (əˈpɔɪntɪv) / adjective mainly US relating to or filled by appointmentan 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 Words related to appointive elective, constituent, discretionary, selecting, appointing
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appointive

adjective

Origin of appointive

OTHER WORDS FROM appointive

Words nearby appointive

Example sentences from the Web for appointive

British Dictionary definitions for appointive

adjective

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