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Definition of Appointment
1. Noun. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position. "The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Decision, Determination
Specialized synonyms: Nomination, Co-optation, Co-option, Delegacy, Ordinance, Ordination, Recognition
Derivative terms: Assign, Designate, Name, Name
2. Noun. A meeting arranged in advance. "She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Generic synonyms: Get Together, Meeting
Specialized synonyms: Blind Date, Double Date, Rendezvous, Tryst
Member holonyms: Date, Escort
Derivative terms: Date, Date
3. Noun. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel).
Generic synonyms: Furnishing
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Derivative terms: Fit
4. Noun. A person who is appointed to a job or position.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Appoint, Appoint
5. Noun. The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed. "He applied for an appointment in the treasury"
6. Noun. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment. "She allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
Definition of Appointment
1. n. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
Definition of Appointment
1. Noun. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position. ¹
3. Noun. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. ¹
4. Noun. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement. ¹
5. Noun. Decree; direction; established order or constitution. ¹
6. Noun. (Law) 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. ¹
7. Noun. (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. ¹
8. Noun. (context: now in the plural) Equipment, furniture. ¹
9. Noun. (American English) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appointment
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