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US
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
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[ UK /ɐpˈɔɪntmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɐpˈɔɪntmənt/ ]
NOUN
- a person who is appointed to a job or position
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(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 -
a meeting arranged in advance
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date -
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
he applied for an appointment in the treasury -
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee - (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
How To Use appointment In A Sentence
- He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
- He came 20th, causing him great disappointment as his objective was no less than outright victory.
- It's as if an angel made a divine appointment to show me what a kete of kindness can do for a flock of lost little lambs.
- "I would have expected more of a fight from Adakran's boy, " the man sighed with disappointment.
- After an exchange of letters, I have finally got my appointment for next week - whoopee, I am still alive to attend it, thank God.
- In this fituation, during the feveral great changes which happened in the courie of nine or ten weeks, particularly the refignation of the Duke of Grafton, and the appointment of Lord North in his room, he remained inflexible, though often in the interim prefTed Characters. Containing an Impartial Review of the Public Conduct and Abilities of the Most ...
- He chauffeured her to her 9 a.m. appointment at Avalon Spa.
- We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. Jim Rohn
- At every turn I met with disappointment.
- Whether these positive initiatives will be enough to overcome disappointment on the limited over-all budget reduction will depend on the extent to which the investor is willing to look beyond near-term sluggishness in North American growth. Budget '85 Special Meeting of The Empire Club of Canada
