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Meaning of appoint in English

appoint
verb
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/əˈpɔɪnt/ us
/əˈpɔɪnt/

appoint verb (PERSON)

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C1 [ T ]
to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
We've appointed three new teachers this year.
He's just been appointed (as) director of the publishing division.
[ + to infinitive ] A commission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims.
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appoint verb (DATE)

[ T usually passive ] formal
to arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen:
A date has been appointed for the election.
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(Definition of appoint from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

appoint | American Dictionary

appoint
verb [ T ]
us
/əˈpɔɪnt/
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to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
Commissioner Curtis was appointed by President Bush.
(Definition of appoint from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

appoint | Business English

appoint
verb [ T ]
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to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
They still have not appointed his replacement.
appoint sb sth She was appointed Chief Executive about 3 years ago.
appoint sb as sth KPMG were appointed as administrators.
appoint sb to do sth A commission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims.
formal
to arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen:
Start the meeting at the appointed time and stick to the agenda.
(Definition of appoint from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of appoint

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The assemblies would set development criteria and keep watch over elected and appointed government officials.
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Applicants for casual relief first attended on the overseer or churchwarden of the individual parish, men who were appointed annually.
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The court will have the power to make decisions on behalf of these individuals or appoint a manager to make the decisions.
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An advisory committee will be appointed to consider what type of assessment system is best suited to a small country.
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Working alone with a newly appointed colleague who is unfamiliar with equipment and techniques.
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On the appointed day the room filled with people and a dog.
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He wished also to know from the rule the wise disposition which is prudently appointed concerning the ordering of unfamiliar matters.
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With colonial rule, literate outsiders were appointed chiefs and became insiders.
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The marriage could also be agreed on in absentia, the spouses being replaced by their guardians or appointed legal representatives.
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Finally, agency officials are not directly accountable to constituencies, since they are appointed.
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But having conquered the town halls they sometimes met with hostility from employees or from burgomasters appointed by the crown.
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This income was managed by local councils, still appointed directly by the regime until the end of the 1970s.
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Individuals who fail to obtain production opportunities appoint intermediaries to write debt contracts with producers.
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Furthermore, in reality farmers had little voice in managing or appointing the management team of their community's irrigation system.
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He had certainly seen with his own eyes how few of his appointed judges actually took part in the trial.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
選擇, 任命, 委任…
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选择, 任命, 委派…
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nombrar, fijar, designar…
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nomear, escolher…
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नेमणूक करणे…
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～を指名する, 任命する, 任命（にんめい）する…
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resmen atamak, görevlendirmek, tayin etmek…
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nommer, fixer…
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nomenar…
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aanstellen, vaststellen…
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ஒரு வேலை அல்லது பொறுப்புக்காக ஒருவரை அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக தேர்வு செய்தல்…
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नियुक्त करना…
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નિમણૂક કરવી…
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udnævne, udpege, fastsætte…
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utnämna, bestämma, avtala…
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lantik, tentukan…
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einstellen, verabreden…
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utnevne, ansette, velge…
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(کسی کام پر)بحال کرنا, تقرر کرنا…
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призначати, затверджувати, домовлятися…
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నియమించడం, ఉద్యోగం లేక బాధ్యత కోసం అధికారికంగా ఎవరినైనా ఎంచుకోవడం…
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নিয়োগ করা…
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jmenovat, sjednat, určit…
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mengangkat, metetapkan…
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มอบหมาย, นัดหมาย…
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bổ nhiệm, định thời gian…
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mianować, ustalać…
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임명하다…
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nominare, incaricare, fissare…
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