Appointment (IPA: /əˈpɔɪntmənt/)
| Appointment (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. |
| Appointment (n.) |
The state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer. |
| Appointment (n.) |
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six. |
| Appointment (n.) |
Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments. |
| Appointment (n.) |
The exercise of the power of designating (under a "LFT power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made. |
| Appointment (n.) |
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. |
| Appointment (n.) |
An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. |
| Appointment (n.) |
A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. |
| Appointment |
Action which designates a person to carry out a function(s) as a public official |
| Appointment |
Journal article; published in Nature on 1971-11-01 |
| Appointment |
Journal article; published in Nature on 1971-10-01 |
| Appointment Synonyms |
Appointee |
| Appointment Synonyms |
Assignment, Naming, Designation |
| Appointment Synonyms |
Engagement, Date |
| Appointment Synonyms |
Fitting |
Appointment Rhymes
Ointment |
Appointment |
Disappointment, Reappointment |
| Spanish Translation |
Appointment in Spanish is Cita |
| Tagalog Translation |
Appointment in Tagalog is Kompromiso |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few." - Democracy |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "I was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra." - W. Somerset Maugham |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment with Kefka!" - Final Fantasy VI |
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