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What (who) is Appoint - definition
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Appoint; Appointed; Appointments; Political appointment; Appointment (disambiguation)
Appoint
·vt To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.
II. Appoint ·vt To fix with power or firmness; to Establish; to mark out.
III. Appoint ·vt To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to Arraign.
V. Appoint ·vt To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to Equip; to fit out.
VI. Appoint ·vt To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance;
- said of an estate already conveyed.
VII. Appoint ·vt To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to Constitute; to Ordain; to Prescribe; to fix the time and place of.
appoint
v. a.
1.
Fix, determine, prescribe, set, establish.
2.
Direct, ordain, enjoin, require, command, decree, order, bid, impose, insist on.
3.
Assign, allot, designate, destine.
4.
Nominate, name, constitute, create.
5.
Furnish, equip, supply.
appoint
¦ verb
1. assign a job or role to.
2. determine or decide on (a time or place).
archaic decree.
3. Law determine the disposition of (property) under powers granted by the owner.
Derivatives
appointee noun
appointer noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. apointer, from a point 'to a point'.
Examples of use of Appoint
1. According to the constitution, they will appoint a Supreme Judiciary Council, which will in turn appoint the Supreme Court.
2. Shamir will appoint four Salt Industries directors, according to the deal, and the Dankners will appoint five.
3. Twelve commitments to appoint strict constructionist judges.
4. NFL owners appoint the other three representatives.
5. The parties will appoint their legislative deputies.