appointment

Meanings

Plural: appointments

Noun

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
  • "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
• a meeting arranged in advance
• (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
• a person who is appointed to a job or position
• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
  • "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
• (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"
• The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
• The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
• Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
• An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
• Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
• 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.
• The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
• Equipment, furniture.
• An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
• The allowance paid to a public officer.

Synonyms

appointee, assignment, date, designation, engagement, fitting, naming

Antonyms

dismissal

Related Words

calendar, meeting, schedule