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APPOINTMENT

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
   Synonyms: assignment, designation, naming
   
   
2. [noun] a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
   Synonyms: date, engagement
   
   
3. [noun] (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
   Synonyms: fitting
   
   
4. [noun] a person who is appointed to a job or position
   Synonyms: appointee
   
   
5. [noun] the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
   
   
6. [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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Related Words:

• nomination
• co-option, co-optation
• delegacy
• ordination, ordinance
• recognition
• blind date
• double date
• tryst, rendezvous

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