noun
- The act of putting a person into a non-elective position.
- usage: "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
- synonyms: assignment, designation, naming
- A meeting arranged in advance.
- usage: "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
- synonyms: date, engagement
- Usually plural. ( furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
- synonyms: fitting
- A person who is appointed to a job or position.
- synonyms: appointee
- The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed.
- usage: "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
- Law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment. (
- usage: "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). appointment. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/appointment/definitions/1188941 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "appointment" http://smartdefine.org/appointment/definitions/1188941 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, appointment, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/appointment/definitions/1188941>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "appointment" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/appointment/definitions/1188941> |