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nonappointive

nonappointive

9.1
Voters choose the person for the office rather than a leader
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnəˈpɔɪntɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : electivo
  • Fritts retired from his post, the FDIC's highest nonappointive position, in 1993 after 35 years.

Examples

  • In a nonappointive system, the people have the power to elect their representatives instead of having them appointed.

  • The mayor advocated for all nonappointive offices to be filled through direct voting by the citizens.

  • Voters prefer nonappointive positions because they feel it gives them a stronger voice in local governance.

Synonyms

elective
vsnonappointive
12 5.2

A position chosen by a vote rather than by appointment

is the same meaning but uses a negative prefix rather than a simple form

Antonyms

appointive
  • Formal
1 7.5

A job or position given by a person in power, not by election

Surface Forms

nonappointive positive

Morphology

nonappointive = appointive (transparent) = non + appoint + ive

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' added to 'appointive' (appoint + -ive); the meaning is a straightforward negation of being filled by appointment.

Etymology

The word nonappointive combines non- 'not' and appoint 'to choose or name someone for a job'. So a nonappointive office is 'not appointed' and is filled by election instead of being chosen by an authority.