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APPOINTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
Example:
she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
disposal; disposition (the act or means of getting rid of something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Example:
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Synonyms:
appointment; assignment; designation; naming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appointment"):
nomination (the act of officially naming a candidate)
co-optation; co-option (the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent))
delegacy (the appointment of a delegate)
ordinance; ordination (the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders)
recognition (designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
Example:
he applied for an appointment in the treasury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Synonyms:
appointment; fitting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
furnishing ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A meeting arranged in advance
Example:
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Synonyms:
appointment; date; engagement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)
Meronyms (members of "appointment"):
date; escort (a participant in a date)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appointment"):
blind date (a date with a stranger)
double date (a date in which two couples participate)
rendezvous; tryst (a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A person who is appointed to a job or position
Synonyms:
appointee; appointment
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Context examples:
(i.e., doing things that need to be done, such as going to class, work or appointments)
(COMM - Complaints Not Completing Tasks, NCI Thesaurus)
Those classified as having asthma had been diagnosed at two or more doctor's appointments and had also received a prescription, such as an inhaler.
(Obesity May Be to Blame for Quarter of Asthma Cases in Children, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A routine dental appointment for a patient of record that includes diagnostic procedures and preventive care.
(Dental Recall, NCI Thesaurus)
Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Remembering appointments, family occasions, holidays, medications.
(FAQ - Remember, NCI Thesaurus)
MCI memory problems may include: • Losing things often • Forgetting to go to events and appointments • Having more trouble coming up with words than other people of the same age
(Mild Cognitive Impairment, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Remembering appointments, family occasions, holidays, medications.
(FAQ-NACC Version - Remember, NCI Thesaurus)
It was nearly half-past ten before I had received my message, but a taxicab took me round in good time for my appointment.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I meet the butcher by appointment.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
She was sure of a pleasant reception; and her friend seemed this morning particularly obliged to her for coming, seemed hardly to have expected her, though it had been an appointment.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Very early in April, and tolerably early in the day, the two parties from Hanover Square and Berkeley Street set out from their respective homes, to meet, by appointment, on the road.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
