What does "appointed" mean?

simple past and past participle of appoint.

What is a synonym for "appointed"?

Common synonyms include: accepted, adopted, appointive, approved, arrange, assigned.

/əˈpɔɪntɪd/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

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simple past and past participle of appoint. form-of, participle, past
"One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”"

Adjective

1
Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election. not-comparable
"In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position."

Adjective

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subject to appointment wordnet
2
selected for a job wordnet
3
provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind) wordnet
4
fixed or established especially by order or command wordnet

"We appointed him as our representative."