appointive

Relating to or filled by appointment rather than election.

• 🇫🇷Qui concerne un poste ou une fonction attribué(e) par nomination plutôt que par élection.

1. Relating to appointment C1 formal

   Pertaining to the act of assigning someone to a position or role.

   • The committee discussed the appointive powers of the board.
   • Her role was purely appointive, not elected.
   • The appointive process requires approval from the director.

   🇫🇷relatif à la nomination

   Synonymes: appointednominative

   Antonymes: elective

2. Subject to appointment C1 formal

   Describing a position or office that is filled by appointment rather than by election.

   • The position of treasurer is an appointive office.
   • Many judges hold appointive positions for life.
   • The council has several appointive seats for experts.

   🇫🇷Nomination (par opposition à élection)

   Synonymes: appointednon-elective

   Antonymes: elective

• more appointive comparative form
• most appointive superlative form