appointive

adjective

ap·​point·​ive ə-ˈpȯin-tiv How to pronounce appointive (audio)
: of, relating to, or filled by appointment
an appointive office

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These Black women paved the way for others who would, in the decades that followed, gain political power through elective and appointive offices. — Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020 Was this part of a plan or a deal? From December 2012 until December 2018, Peterman was one of the virtually untouchable members of the California Public Utilities Commission, holding an appointive job from which she could not be fired, not even by the governor who put her there, Jerry Brown. — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024

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1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of appointive was in 1845

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appointive

adjective
ap·​point·​ive ə-ˈpȯint-iv How to pronounce appointive (audio)
: of, relating to, or filled by appointment
an appointive office
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