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Definition of "appointive" []

  • Relating to or filled by appointment: an appointive office. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "appointive" in a sentence
  • "And those numbers don't include blacks in appointive office."
  • "I utilize a regression discontinuity strategy based on the effect of narrowly-passing appointive city treasurer referendums on city borrowing costs."
  • "Generally, the laws about which positions are elective and which are appointive are made by state legislatures."