APPOINTMENT

appointment

Noun

  1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
    He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
  2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
    the appointment of treasurer
  3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
  4. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.
    They made an appointment to meet at six.
    I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.
  5. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
    To submit to the divine appointments.
    According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.
  6. (Law) 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.
  7. (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
  8. Equipment, furniture.
  9. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.


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