appointment

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/, [əˈpʰɔɪ̯nʔmɪnʔ], [əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnʔ] Hyphenation: ap‧point‧ment === Noun === appointment (plural appointments) The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust Synonym: designation The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement. (religion) Decree; direction; established order or constitution. (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. (government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. (in the plural) Equipment, furniture. (US) An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college. (obsolete) The allowance paid to a public officer. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “act of appointing”): dismissal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “appointment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.