appointive

adjective

ap·​point·​ive ə-ˈpȯin-tiv 

: of, relating to, or filled by appointment

an appointive office

Examples of appointive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If approved by a majority of voters, the offices will become appointive starting after the 2028 election. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Jackson fancies himself an American Sadat, performing the most sensitive, high-profile diplomatic missions for the president but without the accountability of appointive office. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

Currently, the charter does not authorize the mayor to make interim appointments of appointive and administrative officers to vacant positions. — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025

After grassroots reforms in the early 1990s failed, the Illinois legislature transferred appointive power for school governance to Chicago’s mayor in 1995. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

appointive

adjective

ap·​point·​ive ə-ˈpȯint-iv 

: of, relating to, or filled by appointment

an appointive office