What does appointive mean?
Appointive means Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment..
The constitution adopted at Oakmulgee provides for […] the machinery of government in which the governor and legislature are elective by the people. The judges are appointive by the governor […]
It will be kind of nice, a year before your time, to be standing in the way of any appointive plums that may happen to fall; […]
‘It was an appointive job at one time but may not be now. […] Well, whatever the method is, appointive or elective, I have my dough on Gerald. He’s the logical choice.’
Use appointive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Appointive means Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment..
Common synonyms include appointed, nominative, nominated, nonelective.
Possible antonyms include elective, elected.
The constitution adopted at Oakmulgee provides for […] the machinery of government in which the governor and legislature are elective by the people. The judges are appointive by the governor […]
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