· the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Synonym(s): assignment, designation, naming
Hypernym(s): decision, determination, conclusion
· a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Synonym(s): date, engagement
Hypernym(s): meeting, get_together
· (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Synonym(s): fitting
Hypernym(s): furnishing
· a person who is appointed to a job or position
Synonym(s): appointee
Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
· the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
Hypernym(s): occupation, business, job, line_of_work, line
· (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"
Hypernym(s): disposal, disposition