nonappointive

ˌnɒnəˈpɔɪntɪv

Definition

Definition of nonappointive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

selection

TECH.

not chosen by appointment

TECH.

The position is nonappointive and filled by election.

nonselective

election

TECH.

filled by popular election, not appointment

TECH.

The mayoral position is nonappointive.

chosen

elected

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Origin of nonappointive

Latin, non (not) + appointive (appoint)

Examples of nonappointive in a sentence

Nonappointive roles are often filled through elections.
The council seats are nonappointive and decided by voters.
This nonappointive role ensures community representation.

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French:non nommé, élu, ...
German:nicht ernennbar, wahlbedingt, ...
Italian:elettivo, ...
Spanish:no designado, electo, ...
Portuguese:não nomeado, eletivo, ...
Chinese:非任命的, 选举产生的, ...
Japanese:任命されない, 選挙で選ばれる, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُعَيَّن, غَيْر تَعْيِينِي, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מְמוּנֶה, נִבְחָר, ...
Russian:неназначаемый, выборный, ...
Ukrainian:невиборний, виборний, ...
Hindi:गैर-नियुक्ति, चुनाव द्वारा, ...
Bengali:নিয়োগহীন, জনপ্রিয় নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে পূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:no designat, electoral, ...
Czech:neobsazovaný jmenováním, volený, ...
Danish:ikke udnævnt, valgt, ...
Dutch:niet-benoembaar, niet-benoembare, ...
Greek:μη διοριστικός, εκλεγμένος, ...
Hungarian:választott, megválasztott, ...
Khmer:មិនតែងតាំង, ជាប់ឆ្នោត, ...
Korean:비임명의, 선거로 선출되는, ...
Persian:غیرانتصابی, انتخابی, ...
Polish:niewyznaczony, wybieralny, ...
Portuguese (BR):não nomeado, eletivo, ...
Romanian:neapointiv, electiv, ...
Swedish:icke utnämnd, folkvald, ...
Thai:ไม่ได้รับการแต่งตั้ง, มาจากการเลือกตั้ง, ...
Turkish:atanmamış, seçimle gelen, ...
Vietnamese:không qua bổ nhiệm, được bầu cử phổ thông, ...

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