1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
The state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
3. Noun
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
4. Noun
Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
5. Noun
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.
6. Noun
Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.
7. Noun
An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.
8. Noun
A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
9. Noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
10. 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"
Vocabulary classified under Law
11. Noun
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
Vocabulary classified under Economics
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