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/euh poyn"tiv/, adj.1. pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office.2. having the ability or authority to appoint: appointive powers.[1880-85, Amer.; APPOINT + -IVE]
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Appointive — Ap*point ive, a. Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appointive — [ə point′iv] adj. of or filled by appointment [an appointive position] … English World dictionary
appointive — index adoptive, elective (voluntary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appointive — adjective Date: 1880 of, relating to, or filled by appointment < an appointive office > … New Collegiate Dictionary
appointive — ap•poin•tive [[t]əˈpɔɪn tɪv[/t]] adj. gov pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
appointive — /əˈpɔɪntɪv/ (say uh poyntiv) adjective Chiefly US relating to or dependent on appointment: an appointive office …
appointive — adjective 1. relating to the act of appointing appointive powers • Pertains to noun: ↑appointment • Derivationally related forms: ↑appoint 2. subject to appointment • Syn: ↑appointed … Useful english dictionary
appointive asset — see asset 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
appointive — adjective of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment Ant: elective … Wiktionary
appointive — adj. relating to or filled by appointment … English contemporary dictionary
