What does appointment mean?
Definitions for appointment
əˈpɔɪnt məntap·point·ment
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word appointment.
Princeton's WordNet
appointment, assignment, designation, namingnoun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
date, appointment, engagementnoun
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
appointment, fittingnoun
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
appointee, appointmentnoun
a person who is appointed to a job or position
appointmentnoun
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
"he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
appointmentnoun
(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"
Wiktionary
appointmentnoun
The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
appointmentnoun
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
the appointment of treasurer
appointmentnoun
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
appointmentnoun
An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.
appointmentnoun
Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
appointmentnoun
(Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
appointmentnoun
(Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
appointmentnoun
Equipment, furniture.
appointmentnoun
A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
Etymology: From apointement (appointement). See appoint.
Webster Dictionary
Appointmentnoun
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
Appointmentnoun
the state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer
Appointmentnoun
stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six
Appointmentnoun
decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments
Appointmentnoun
the exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made
Appointmentnoun
equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords
Appointmentnoun
an allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural
Appointmentnoun
a honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
appointment
The equipment, ordnance, furniture, and necessaries of a ship. Also an officer's commission. In the Army, appointments usually imply military accoutrements, such as belts, sashes, gorgets, &c.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
appointment
Office, rank, or employment.
appointment
The equipment, ordnance, furniture, and necessaries of an army.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appointment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2410
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appointment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1708
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'appointment' in Nouns Frequency: #770
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of appointment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of appointment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of appointment in a Sentence
In the words of Willy Wonka Willy Wonka -- we are' Delighted ! Charmed ! Overjoyed !' with Taika's appointment on this project.
I appreciate the willingness of Pedro Pierluisi to step forward for the good of Puerto Rico, i trust that fellow legislators can evaluate this appointment carefully and responsibly.
We're mostly going to honor our brothers and sisters … that never came home. We're also honoring everyone who has served. War touches you. Many of us have set foot on a battlefield, and it's going to come home with you, some of us, it's a little more obvious than others. We're also honoring the family. I've often said the most challenging appointment for me were not the 10 I went on, but it was the one where I watched my son deploy to the same regions of Afghanistan to do almost the exact same mission I did some years afterward.
Mahlobo was a likeable guy but a surprise appointment, zuma wanted someone young and green who is dependent and won't question him.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:
As we speak, Donald Trump is proposing to ban Muslim immigration. Other leading candidates are proposing a religious test, tossing around slurs on a daily basis, and now a Republican-appointed justice endorsing racist ideas from the Supreme Court bench. The only difference between the ideas endorsed by Trump and Scalia is that Scalia has a robe and a lifetime appointment. Ideas like this don't belong on the Internet, let alone the mouths of national figures.
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Translations for appointment
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- ميعاد, موعدArabic
- назначение, уговорка, срещаBulgarian
- cita, compromís, consulta, nomenamentCatalan, Valencian
- jmenování, schůzkaCzech
- Termin, Ernennung, Verabredung, BerufungGerman
- ραντεβούGreek
- nombramiento, cita, compromisoSpanish
- وقت ملاقاتPersian
- tapaaminen, sovittu tapaaminen, ajanvaraus, aika, sopimus, nimittäminen, virkaan nimittäminenFinnish
- nomination, rencard, rendez-vousFrench
- coinneIrish
- dreuchdScottish Gaelic
- מינויHebrew
- नियुक्तिHindi
- janjiIndonesian
- appuntamentoItalian
- アポイント, 約束, 任命, 待ち合わせ, アポJapanese
- 약속Korean
- appointment, constitutumLatin
- whakatūrangaMāori
- အချိန်းအချက်Burmese
- aanstelling, afspraakDutch
- avtaleNorwegian
- spotkaniePolish
- consulta, designação, compromisso, nomeação, entrevista, rendez-vousPortuguese
- programareRomanian
- договор, соглашение, аппойнтмент, назначение, запись, договорённость, встречаRussian
- utnämningSwedish
- நியமனம்Tamil
- นัดหมายThai
- atama, tayinTurkish
- cuộc hẹnVietnamese
- 約定Chinese
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