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   Ap·point·ment

   /əˈpointmənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: "she made an appointment with my receptionist" Similar meetingengagementinterviewarrangementconsultationsessiondaterendezvousassignationtweetupcommitmentfixtureliterary:tryst
   • 2. an act of appointing; assigning a job or position to someone: "prior to her appointment as CEO, she served as the company's chief financial officer" Similar nominationnamingdesignationdesignatinginstallationcommissioningengagementadoptionco-optionselectionchoosingelectionvoting indetailingOpposite rejection
   • ▪ a job or position: "she took up an appointment as head of communications" Similar jobpostpositionsituationemploymentengagementplaceofficestation
   • ▪ a person appointed to a job or position: "government ministers and other political appointments are frequently replaced"
   • 3. furniture or fittings: "the room was spartan in its appointments"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French apointement, from apointer (see appoint).

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