Associations to the word «Appointment»

APPOINTMENT, noun. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.

APPOINTMENT, noun. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.

APPOINTMENT, noun. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.

APPOINTMENT, noun. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.

APPOINTMENT, noun. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.

APPOINTMENT, noun. (law) The 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.

APPOINTMENT, noun. (government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

APPOINTMENT, noun. (now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.

APPOINTMENT, noun. (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

APPOINTMENT DIARY, noun. A small personal notebook in which one makes a note of future planned events, engagements, appointments, etc., so as not to forget them.

APPOINTMENT, noun. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee".

APPOINTMENT, noun. A meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date".

APPOINTMENT, noun. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel).

APPOINTMENT, noun. A person who is appointed to a job or position.

APPOINTMENT, noun. The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury".

APPOINTMENT, noun. (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".