APPOINTMENT
\ɐpˈɔ͡ɪntmənt], \ɐpˈɔɪntmənt], \ɐ_p_ˈɔɪ_n_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of APPOINTMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(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"
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
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the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
By Princeton University
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(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"
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
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the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
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Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
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Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
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Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.
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A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
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The state of being appointed to som service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
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Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
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Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
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Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.
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A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
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The state of being appointed to som service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of assigning to an office; the position or office assigned; an engagement; an arrangement to meet by mutual agreement.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Settlement: situation: arrangement:-pl. equipments.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An appointing or being appointed; position; service; station; office; an agreement, as for meeting at a given time; an engagement; stipulation; equipment.
By James Champlin Fernald