| ADJECTIVE | pert | appointive | relating to the act of appointing |
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| all | appointive, appointed | subject to appointment |
| Sounds | ahpoy'ntihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | relating to the act of appointing. | |
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| Example | "appointive powers" | |
| Nouns | appointment | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
| Verbs | appoint | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| appoint | create and charge with a task or function | |
| Meaning | subject to appointment. | |
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| Synonym | appointed | |
| Narrower | nominated, nominative | appointed by nomination |
| nonelective, non-elective, nonelected | Filled by appointment rather than by election | |
| Opposite | elective, elected | subject to popular election |
| Verbs | appoint | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
| appoint | create and charge with a task or function | |
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