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Appointive   /əpˈɔɪntɪv/   Listen
Appointive

adjective
1.
Relating to the act of appointing.
2.
Subject to appointment.  Synonym: appointed.  Antonym: elective.





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"Appointive" Quotes from Famous Books



... municipality with a mayor and six councilmen elected by popular vote. Appointive officers are city clerk, chief of police, chief of fire department, city engineer and city health officer. The city ...
— Reno - A Book of Short Stories and Information • Lilyan Stratton
... provided that not all the members of the appointive boards should "belong to the same political party" or "be of the same political opinion in state and national issues." It was clearly the intention to wipe out the partizan complexion of such boards. But this ...
— The Boss and the Machine • Samuel P. Orth
... or Majlis Masyuarat Megeri (a privy council that serves only in a consultative capacity; NA seats; members appointed by the monarch) elections: last held in March 1962 note: in 1970 the Council was changed to an appointive body by decree of the monarch; an elected Legislative Council is being considered as part of constitutional reform, but elections are unlikely ...
— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... reward party supporters. Senator Marcy's original declaration that "to the victor belongs the spoils," was accepted by both Democratic and Republican parties. Each party, upon coming into power, habitually turned out appointive officials placed in office by the opposition party. The positions thus made vacant were filled by individuals from the ranks of ...
— Problems in American Democracy • Thames Ross Williamson
... Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 26, 1856. Educated at Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University. Profession: Lawyer. Has been interested in public affairs, and has held appointive offices under the State of Massachusetts and the City of Boston. Was one of the founders of the Harvard Lampoon. On editorial staff of Boston Advertiser, 1882-3. Author: "Rollo's Journey to Cambridge" (with F. J. Stimson), 1880; "The King's ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1920 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various


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