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appoint (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: apointier 'to arrange', from point]
to choose someone for a position or a job
::officials appointed by the government
appoint sb to sth
::He's been appointed to the State Supreme Court.
appoint sb to do sth
::A committee was appointed to consider the plans.
appoint (sb) as sth
::O'Connell was appointed as chairman.
formal to arrange or decide a time or place for something to happen
::The committee appointed a day in June for celebrations.
::Everyone assembled in the hall at the appointed time (=at the time that had been arranged) .
-- appointee /E7pCIn5ti:, 7ApCIn-/ n [C]
::a presidential appointee
-see also self-appointed , well-appointed