appoint
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
appoints;
appointed;
appointing
appoints;
appointed;
appointing
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPOINT
[+ object]
1
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to choose (someone) to have a particular job
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to give (someone) a position or duty
— often + to
— often followed by to + verb
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see also self-appointed
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The President appointed [=named, designated] him (as) Secretary of Education.
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She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.
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After his parents died, the boy's uncle was appointed as his guardian.
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Every year, the group appoints three new members.
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a committee appointed by Congress
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the company's newly appointed assistant director
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The defendant will be represented by a court-appointed attorney. [=a lawyer chosen by a court to defend someone who has been accused of a crime]
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appointing women to positions of power
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She was appointed to the position last year.
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He has been appointed to serve as president of the club.
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A young lawyer was appointed to represent the accused man.
2
formal
a
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to decide or establish (something) in an official way
— usually used as appointed
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She wasn't able to accomplish her appointed tasks. [=the things that she was supposed to do]
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We will not deviate/stray from our appointed course.
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doctors on their appointed rounds
b
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to decide (the time or place at which something will happen or be done)
— usually used as appointed
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We were all ready at the appointed time/hour.
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on the appointed day
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Call me when you reach the appointed place/location.
3
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to decorate and put furniture in (a room or space)
— usually used as (be) appointed
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see also well-appointed
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Each suite is appointed with handmade furniture and original artwork.
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We stayed in one of the hotel's beautifully appointed rooms.
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presidential appointees [=people chosen by the President to fill a position]
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He was a political appointee, not an elected official.
