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APPOINTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to appointment
Synonyms:
appointed; appointive
Classified under:
Similar:
nominated; nominative (appointed by nomination)
non-elective; nonelected; nonelective (filled by appointment rather than by election)
Antonym:
elective (subject to popular election)
Derivation:
appoint (create and charge with a task or function)
appoint (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the act of appointing
Example:
appointive powers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
appointment (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
Derivation:
appoint (create and charge with a task or function)
appoint (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)
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