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Many thought that his next public office, if any, would have been appointive.

It was first created in 1832 as an appointive body.

He and the nine others who followed him were all appointive officials.

At that time, the position was appointive, rather than elective.

On the other hand, he said, the appointive process was the only way Alaska might send a woman to the senate.

He served as the second and the last appointive mayor of this city until December 31, 1955.

She may teach first or practice law and accept an appointive post in government, which is how her public career began.

Most defeated officials go quietly into law firms or appointive office.

But court officials have said minority justices do not hold many of the appointive seats.

In addition, they say, appointive posts are a ladder to other political jobs.

In the end, of course, it all comes down to the use of the President's appointive power.

During his years as a banker he also held appointive positions in the public sector.

But some day, he said, he might accept an appointive job in government.

And any post would have to be appointive, she said, because "I have no interest in running for public office."

But here is a politician who has never held elective office or an appointive political post.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed return to an appointive system in 1987.

Have you ruled out an appointive office, such as Secretary of State?

A Senate already exists, but it is an appointive body and can only delay legislation.

Many executive and legislative positions in the Japanese government were appointive, rather than elected.

He considers the appointive approach elitist and less democratic than elections.

The department did not rule out total conversion to an appointive system as a valid remedy.

Incumbents holding appointive offices were in a state of dread.

Having lost, he believes the campaign was an invaluable learning experience, perhaps for another elective or appointive office.

Both had legislative experience, and both served in appointive posts.

My office is appointive and has no legislative standing."