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verb as in assign responsibility; decide

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verb as in furnish

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verb as in give authorization or control

verb as in assign; give portion

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• cut the pie

verb as in set aside; allocate

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Doug Williams, the Ring of Fame quarterback and longtime member of the Washington Football Team’s front office, has been appointed senior adviser to team president Jason Wright, the team announced Thursday.

There’s been plenty of uproar in Oceanside recently over Kori Jensen, a Realtor and the city’s newest councilwoman, and whether she actually lives in the district she was appointed to represent.

In her January veto letter, Bowser said the new watchdog would create a “duplicative, overly broad and costly administrative structure” — and possibly violate the Home Rule Act by creating an executive office with a director appointed by the council.

It also mandates that the Commander-in-Chief appoints key ministerial positions, and allows the military to take over in times of emergency.

When appointed principal, he was the first lay person to head a Catholic school in the Washington archdiocese.

I quickly appoint myself bartender and make the man a drink.

And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.

If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court.

Baquet and his evolving leadership team (he has yet to appoint a managing editor) face daunting challenges.

The online recruiters say IS can appoint a guardian for them to provide permission.

The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.

Before I set about it I wish to see you and Mr. Fox, and will call any day you may appoint.

If these gentlemen had thought to avoid slippery ground, they should have elected to appoint the meeting elsewhere.

I intend to sail for that place in about a month or six weeks, but shall appoint agents in England to erect these engines.

So I was obliged to appoint somebody whose rank and lofty position under the government would protect him.

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On this page you'll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to appoint, such as: assign, choose, designate, elect, establish, and install.

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to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.

to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.

Law . to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.

to provide with what is necessary; equip; furnish: They appointed the house with all the latest devices.

Archaic . to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God.

Obsolete . to point at by way of censure.

Obsolete . to ordain; resolve; determine.

Origin of appoint

Synonym study for appoint, other words for appoint, opposites for appoint, other words from appoint.

• ap·point·a·ble, adjective
• ap·point·er, noun
• mis·ap·point, verb (used with object)
• re·ap·point, verb (used with object)
• un·ap·point·a·ble, adjective

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How to use appoint in a sentence

Doug Williams, the Ring of Fame quarterback and longtime member of the Washington Football Team’s front office, has been appointed senior adviser to team president Jason Wright, the team announced Thursday.

There’s been plenty of uproar in Oceanside recently over Kori Jensen, a Realtor and the city’s newest councilwoman, and whether she actually lives in the district she was appointed to represent.

In her January veto letter, Bowser said the new watchdog would create a “duplicative, overly broad and costly administrative structure” — and possibly violate the Home Rule Act by creating an executive office with a director appointed by the council.

It also mandates that the Commander-in-Chief appoints key ministerial positions, and allows the military to take over in times of emergency.

When appointed principal, he was the first lay person to head a Catholic school in the Washington archdiocese.

I quickly appoint myself bartender and make the man a drink.

And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.

If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court.

Baquet and his evolving leadership team (he has yet to appoint a managing editor) face daunting challenges.

The online recruiters say IS can appoint a guardian for them to provide permission.

The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.

Before I set about it I wish to see you and Mr. Fox, and will call any day you may appoint .

If these gentlemen had thought to avoid slippery ground, they should have elected to appoint the meeting elsewhere.

I intend to sail for that place in about a month or six weeks, but shall appoint agents in England to erect these engines.

So I was obliged to appoint somebody whose rank and lofty position under the government would protect him.

British Dictionary definitions for appoint

/ ( əˈpɔɪnt ) /

(also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc : he was appointed manager

to establish by agreement or decree; fix : a time was appointed for the duel

to prescribe or ordain : laws appointed by tribunal

property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property

to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish : a well-appointed hotel

Derived forms of appoint

• appointer , noun

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appoint verb ( PERSON )

• The truth is that they appoint no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs .
• He'll be the acting director until they can appoint a permanent one.
• The police have appointed a liaison officer to work with the local community .
• The government has appointed a drugs tsar to co-ordinate the fight against drug abuse .
• A top German engineer has been appointed to troubleshoot the cause of the accident .
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• equality, diversity and inclusion
• reinstatement
• relocation expenses
• testimonial

appoint verb ( DATE )

• bags I... idiom
• be between the devil and the deep blue sea idiom
• be your best bet idiom
• faute de mieux
• first choice
• go for someone
• selectively
• you pays your money and you takes your choice/chance idiom

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Definition of appoint verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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• 2 [ usually passive ] appoint something ( formal ) to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something A date for the meeting is still to be appointed. Everyone was assembled at the appointed time .

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Synonyms & Similar Words

• designation
• authorization
• installation
• installment
• emplacement
• destination
• investiture
• singling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dethronement
• assignation
• arrangement
• get - together
• unemployment
• joblessness
• furnishings
• cabinetwork
• possessions
• paraphernalia
• built - ins

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“Appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointment. Accessed 9 Apr. 2024.

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