appointive

əˈpɔɪntɪv

Definition of appointive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

position

TECH.

pertaining to a position filled by appointment

TECH.

The judge holds an appointive position in the government..

designated

nominated

appointments

TECH.

relating to the act of appointing

TECH.

The appointive process was lengthy and detailed.

designative

nominative

selective

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Origin of appointive

Latin, ad (to) + punctum (point)

Examples of appointive in a sentence

The appointive nature of the job made it highly sought after.
The appointive role required careful consideration.
He was involved in the appointive decisions.

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French:nommé, de nomination, ...
German:ernannt, ernennend, ...
Italian:per nomina, ...
Spanish:por designación, de designación, ...
Portuguese:por nomeação, de nomeação, ...
Chinese:任命的, 委任的, ...
Japanese:任命による, 任命の, ...
Arabic:تَعْيِينِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְמוּנֶה, מְמַנֶּה, ...
Russian:назначаемый, назначенческий, ...
Ukrainian:затверджений, призначуваний, ...
Hindi:नियुक्ति द्वारा, नियुक्तिक, ...
Bengali:নিযুক্তিমূলক, নিয়োগমূলক, ...
Catalan:nomenat, nomenament, ...
Czech:jmenovaný, jmenovací, ...
Danish:udnævnt, udnævnelsesrelateret, ...
Dutch:benoembaar, benoemings, ...
Greek:διοριστικός, ...
Hungarian:kinevezett, kinevezési, ...
Khmer:ដែលត្រូវបានបំពេញតាមរយៈការតែងតាំង, ទាក់ទងនឹងការតែងតាំង, ...
Korean:임명직의, 임명 관련, ...
Persian:منصوبی, انتصابی, ...
Polish:mianowany, mianujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):nomeado, de nomeação, ...
Romanian:desemnat, de numire, ...
Swedish:utnämnd, utnämnings, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับการแต่งตั้ง, ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการแต่งตั้ง, ...
Turkish:atamayla ilgili, atanma ile ilgili, ...
Vietnamese:liên quan đến bổ nhiệm, bổ nhiệm, ...

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Adjective

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