appointment

[Ap*point·ment]

An appointment is a preset arrangement to meet, like a dentist’s appointment, an appointment with your accountant, or an appointment to have your palm read.

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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.

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"

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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Noun
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

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(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

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a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

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Noun
a person who is appointed to a job or position


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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.

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The state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.

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Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.

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Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.

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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.

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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.

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An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.

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A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.


Appointment

Ap*point"ment , n. [Cf. F. appointement.] 1. 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. 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. 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. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
According to the appointment of the priests.
5. (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. 6. 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.
The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments.
I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void of appoinment, that thou liest.
7. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [Obs.]
An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary.
8. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. [U.S.] Syn. -- Designation; command; order; direction; establishment; equipment.

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.

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Usage Examples

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

The time to read is any time: no apparatus, no appointment of time and place, is necessary. It is the only art which can be practiced at any hour of the day or night, whenever the time and inclination comes, that is your time for reading in joy or sorrow, health or illness.

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Other Usage Examples

Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy they heed not our expectancy But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile.

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

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