appointment

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer. Source: opted

3. n. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six. Source: opted

4. n. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments. Source: opted

5. n. 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. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. Source: opted

8. n. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment. Source: opted

9. n. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position Source: wordnet

10. n. a meeting arranged in advance Source: wordnet

11. n. (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) Source: wordnet

12. n. a person who is appointed to a job or position Source: wordnet

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