appointive

Relating to or filled by appointment rather than election.

• 🇨🇳指由任命而非选举产生的职位或人员。

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.

   🇨🇳任命的

   同义词: appointednominative

   反义词: 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.

   🇨🇳任命的

   同义词: appointednon-elective

   反义词: elective

• more appointive comparative form
• most appointive superlative form