What is the meaning of appointment?

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"