appointment

Noun
  1. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position (synset 100164600)
    "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
    is a type of: conclusion, decision, determination - the act of making up your mind about something
    subtypes:
    • nomination - the act of officially naming a candidate
    • co-optation, co-option - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
    • delegacy - the appointment of a delegate
    • ordinance, ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
    • recognition - designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
    same as: assignment, designation, naming
  2. A meeting arranged in advance (synset 108401740)
    "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
    is a type of: get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering
    subtypes:
    member holonym: date, escort - a participant in a date
    same as: date, engagement
  3. (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) (synset 102733566)
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
    same as: fitting
  4. A person who is appointed to a job or position (synset 109630660)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    same as: appointee
  5. The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed (synset 100587142)
    "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
    is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  6. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment (synset 100091213)
    "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: disposal, disposition - the act or means of getting rid of something

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