appointment
/ษหpษษชnt.mษnt/IPA: /AH0 P OY1 N T M AH0 N T/
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The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
โHis appointment was deemed suitableโ
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The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
โthe appointment of treasurerโ
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Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
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An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
โI'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.โ
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Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
โTo submit to the divine appointments.โ
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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.
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The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
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(now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
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A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
โto have an appointmentโ
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The allowance paid to a public officer.
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