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appointment

/ appointment /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(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"
Type of:
disposal disposition
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Type of:
decision determination conclusion
Kinds of:
nomination co-option co-optation delegacy ordination
Derived:
name nominate make appoint constitute
noun Sense 3
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
"he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
Type of:
occupation business job
noun Sense 4
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Type of:
furnishings
Derived:
equip fit fit out outfit
Domain:
plural plural form
noun Sense 5
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Type of:
meeting get together
Kinds of:
blind date double date tryst rendezvous
Derived:
go steady go out date see
noun Sense 6
a person who is appointed to a job or position
Type of:
person individual someone
Derived:
appoint name nominate constitute charge
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
1
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disposal disposition decision determination conclusion nomination co-option co-optation delegacy ordination occupation business