appointment
1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position (Freq. 6)
- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
• Syn:
assignment, designation, naming
• Derivationally related forms:
name (for: naming), designate (for: designation), assign (for: assignment)
• Hypernyms:
decision, determination, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
nomination, co-option, co-optation, delegacy, ordination,
ordinance, recognition
2. a meeting arranged in advance (Freq. 1)
- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
• Syn:
date, engagement
• Derivationally related forms:
date (for: date)
• Hypernyms:
meeting, get together
• Hyponyms:
blind date, double date, tryst, rendezvous
• Member Meronyms:
date, escort
3. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
fitting
• Derivationally related forms:
fit (for: fitting)
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
furnishing
4. a person who is appointed to a job or position
• Syn:
appointee
• Derivationally related forms:
appoint (for: appointee)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
5. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
- he applied for an appointment in the treasury
• Hypernyms:
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
6. (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
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
disposal, disposition
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