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APPOINTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to appointment

Synonyms:

appointed; appointive

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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