What is the meaning of appointed?

verb

  • Create and charge with a task or function.
    • usage: "nominate a committee"
  • Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to.
    • usage: "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
  • Furnish.
    • usage: "a beautifully appointed house"

adjective

  • Subject to appointment.
  • Selected for a job.
    • usage: "the one appointed for guard duty"
  • Fixed or established especially by order or command."at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
  • Provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind. )
    • usage: "a house that is beautifully appointed"
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