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appointment
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
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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”
noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
noun
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
“he applied for an appointment in the treasury”
noun
(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
noun
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
noun
a person who is appointed to a job or position
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she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
he applied for an appointment in the treasury
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
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