English dictionary
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English noun: appointment | |||
| 1. | appointment (act) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | ||
| Samples | The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee. | ||
| Synonyms | assignment, designation, naming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, decision, determination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | co-optation, co-option, delegacy, nomination, ordinance, ordination, recognition | ||
| 2. | appointment (group) a meeting arranged in advance | ||
| Samples | She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date. | ||
| Synonyms | date, engagement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get together, meeting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind date, double date, rendezvous, tryst | ||
| Member holonym | date, escort | ||
| 3. | appointment (artifact) (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) | ||
| Synonyms | fitting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnishing | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 4. | appointment (person) a person who is appointed to a job or position | ||
| Synonyms | appointee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 5. | appointment (act) the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed | ||
| Samples | He applied for an appointment in the treasury. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
| 6. | appointment (act) (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment | ||
| Samples | She allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposal, disposition | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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