appointive
1Appointive — Ap*point ive, a. Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
2appointive — [ə point′iv] adj. of or filled by appointment [an appointive position] …
3appointive — index adoptive, elective (voluntary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4appointive — /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] * * * …
5appointive — adjective Date: 1880 of, relating to, or filled by appointment < an appointive office > …
6appointive — ap•poin•tive [[t]əˈpɔɪn tɪv[/t]] adj. gov pertaining to or filled by appointment: an appointive office[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …
7appointive — /əˈpɔɪntɪv/ (say uh poyntiv) adjective Chiefly US relating to or dependent on appointment: an appointive office …
8appointive — adjective 1. relating to the act of appointing appointive powers • Pertains to noun: ↑appointment • Derivationally related forms: ↑appoint 2. subject to appointment • Syn: ↑appointed …
9appointive asset — see asset 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
10appointive — adjective of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment Ant: elective …