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Appointment
//əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
"His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable."
- 2 (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment wordnet
- 3 The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
"the appointment of treasurer"
- 4 the act of putting a person into a non-elective position wordnet
- 5 Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
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- 6 the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed wordnet
- 7 An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
"They made an appointment to meet at six."
- 8 (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) wordnet
- 9 Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
"to submit to the divine appointments"
- 10 a meeting arranged in advance wordnet
- 11 The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
- 12 a person who is appointed to a job or position wordnet
- 13 The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
- 14 Equipment, furniture. in-plural
"[…] the house had been inhabited for years by his father, and in many of its appointments was old-fashioned and grim […]"
- 15 An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college. US
"to have an appointment"
- 16 The allowance paid to a public officer. obsolete
Etymology
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
See also for "appointment"
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