appointment

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Synonyms: anointment, reappointment, appointments

Antonyms: anointment, reappointment, appointments

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Noun

1. The act of [[appointing]] a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an [[office]] to which one is appointed.
3. A [[stipulation]]; an [[agreement]]; the act of fixing by [[mutual]] [[agreement]].
4. An [[arrangement]] between people to [[meet]]; an [[engagement]].
5. {{lb|en|religion}} A [[decree]]; a [[direction]]; an [[established]] [[order]] or [[constitution]].
6. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|in the plural}} [[equipment|Equipment]], [[furniture]].
9. {{lb|en|US}} An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
10. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[allowance]] paid to a [[public officer]].

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