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appointment
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As a noun, appointment means the act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
Meanings of appointment
13 meaningsnoun
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
“His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.”
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
“the appointment of treasurer”
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
“They made an appointment to meet at six.”
“I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.”
religionDecree; direction; established order or constitution.
“To submit to the divine appointments.”
lawThe 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.
governmentThe assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
Equipment, furniture.
USAn honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
“to have an appointment”
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
Similar: assignment, designation, namingA meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
Similar: date, engagement(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Similar: fitting
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteThe allowance paid to a public officer.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).