'appointment' definitions:
Definition of 'appointment'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: appointment, assignment, designation, naming]
noun
A meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement]
noun
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) [syn: appointment, fitting]
noun
A person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment]
noun
The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
noun
(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"
Synonyms of 'appointment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accession,
- allocation,
- allotment,
- anointing,
- anointment,
- apostolic orders,
- appropriation,
- arrangement,
- arrogation,
- assignation,
- assignment,
- assumption,
- authorization,
- berth,
- bespeaking,
- billet,
- blind date,
- booking,
- brevet,
- briefing,
- bull,
- calling,
- canonization,
- choice,
- conferment,
- connection,
- consecration,
- coronation,
- date,
- declaration,
- decree,
- decree-law,
- decreement,
- decretal,
- decretum,
- delegation,
- deputation,
- designation,
- dictum,
- diktat,
- double date,
- earmarking,
- edict,
- edictum,
- election,
- employment,
- empowerment,
- engagement,
- engagement book,
- fiat,
- gig,
- hiring,
- holy orders,
- incumbency,
- induction,
- installation,
- institution,
- interview,
- investiture,
- ipse dixit,
- job,
- law,
- legitimate succession,
- major orders,
- meeting,
- minor orders,
- moonlighting,
- naming,
- nomination,
- office,
- opening,
- ordainment,
- orders,
- ordinance,
- ordination,
- ordonnance,
- place,
- political election,
- position,
- post,
- posting,
- preengagement,
- preferment,
- presentation,
- proclamation,
- pronouncement,
- pronunciamento,
- reading in,
- rendezvous,
- rescript,
- reservation,
- retainment,
- rule,
- ruling,
- second job,
- seizure,
- selection,
- senatus consult,
- senatus consultum,
- service,
- setting aside,
- situation,
- slot,
- spot,
- station,
- succession,
- tabbing,
- tagging,
- taking on,
- taking over,
- tenure,
- transferral,
- tryst,
- ukase,
- usurpation,
- vacancy