appointment

appointment
n
1. designation, assignment, nomination, naming, ordainment; deputation, delegation; election, selection.
2. office, position, post, place, berth, billet, station, Sl. gig.
3. engagement, meeting, interview, arrangement; tryst, rendezvous, assignation, date.
4.Usu. appointments
equipment, furnishings, ac-couterments, appurtenances, fixtures, gear, apparatus; paraphernalia, fittings, habiliments, Inf. things; outfit, outfitting, turnout, rig.
5. appointments
caparison, harness, trappings, tack, tackle, rigging; All Mil. arms, armaments, munitions, materiel.

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  • Appointment — Ap*point ment, n. [Cf. F. appointement.] 1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being appointed to som? service… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appointment — I (act of designating) noun allocation, allotment, assignment, authorization, certification, charter, choice, decree, delegation, deputation, designation to office, dispensation, distribution, installation, naming, nomination, order, ordination,… …   Law dictionary

  • Appointment — may refer to a number of things, including the following:*An appointment is a time reserved for something such as a doctor visit, much like a reservation. *An appointment, in government also refers to the assignment of a person by an official to… …   Wikipedia

  • appointment — [n1] arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting assignation, assignment, blind date*, consultation, date, engagement, errand, gig, interview, invitation, meet, rendezvous, session, tryst, zero hour*; concepts 324,384 appointment [n2] assignment …   New thesaurus

  • appointment — ► NOUN 1) an arrangement to meet. 2) a job or position. 3) the action of appointing or the process of being appointed. 4) (appointments) furniture or fittings. ● by appointment (to the Queen) Cf. ↑by a …   English terms dictionary

  • appointment — The act of designating, or the acquisition of some, responsibility or position. For example, the Court can appoint a Trustee in Bankruptcy as Receiver of some property. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • appointment — (n.) early 15c., an agreement, also a fixing of a date for official business, from M.Fr. apointement, from apointer (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint)). Meaning act of placing in office is attested from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • appointment — *engagement, rendezvous, tryst, assignation, date …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • appointment — [ə point′mənt] n. 1. an appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc. 2. a person so selected 3. a position held in this way 4. an arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere at a set time; engagement …   English World dictionary

  • appointment — ap|point|ment W2S1 [əˈpɔıntmənt] n 1.) an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose appointment with ▪ She has an appointment with a client at 10.30. ▪ You should phone his secretary if you want to make an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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