appointment
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(act of designating) noun
allocation, allotment, assignment, authorization, certification, charter, choice, decree, delegation, deputation, designation to office, dispensation, distribution, installation, naming, nomination, order, ordination, placing in office, requirement, selection
associated concepts: agency, delegation, limited power of appointment
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(meeting) noun
agreement as to time and place of meeting, date, engagement, interview, rendezvous, tryst, visit
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(position) noun
capacity, chargeship, employment, function, incumbency, job, living, occupation, office, post, profession, sphere of occupation, station, undertaking, vocation, work
associated concepts: agency, authority
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agency (legal relationship), allotment, assignment (designation), charge (responsibility), delegation (assignment), deputation (selection of delegates), designation (naming), dispensation (act of dispensing), election (choice), employment, equipment, mission, nomination, office, position (business status), post, province, pursuit (occupation), rendezvous, selection (choice)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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n.
(1) The designation of a person to do a job.
(2) A person appointed to a position.
See also power of appointment
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
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appointment — ap‧point‧ment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] noun 1. [countable] an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: • Erlich was 25 minutes early for his appointment. • He had an appointment with a union delegate at the Grand Hotel. • Were you able to … Financial and business terms
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Appointment — may refer to a number of things, including the following:*An appointment is a time reserved for something such as a doctor visit, much like a reservation. *An appointment, in government also refers to the assignment of a person by an official to… … Wikipedia
appointment — [n1] arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting assignation, assignment, blind date*, consultation, date, engagement, errand, gig, interview, invitation, meet, rendezvous, session, tryst, zero hour*; concepts 324,384 appointment [n2] assignment … New thesaurus
appointment — ► NOUN 1) an arrangement to meet. 2) a job or position. 3) the action of appointing or the process of being appointed. 4) (appointments) furniture or fittings. ● by appointment (to the Queen) Cf. ↑by a … English terms dictionary
appointment — The act of designating, or the acquisition of some, responsibility or position. For example, the Court can appoint a Trustee in Bankruptcy as Receiver of some property. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms … Glossary of Bankruptcy
appointment — (n.) early 15c., an agreement, also a fixing of a date for official business, from M.Fr. apointement, from apointer (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint)). Meaning act of placing in office is attested from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
appointment — *engagement, rendezvous, tryst, assignation, date … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appointment — [ə point′mənt] n. 1. an appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc. 2. a person so selected 3. a position held in this way 4. an arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere at a set time; engagement … English World dictionary
appointment — ap|point|ment W2S1 [əˈpɔıntmənt] n 1.) an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose appointment with ▪ She has an appointment with a client at 10.30. ▪ You should phone his secretary if you want to make an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
