appoint (Meaning)
appoint (v)
create and charge with a task or function
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
furnish
appoint (v. t.)
To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of.
To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.
To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.
To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to arraign.
To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed.
appoint (v. i.)
To ordain; to determine; to arrange.
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appoint Sentence Examples
- The company decided to appoint a new CEO to lead its expansion efforts.
- The board of directors will appoint a committee to investigate the allegations.
- She was appointed as the head of the marketing department due to her outstanding performance.
- The judge will appoint a lawyer to represent the defendant in court.
- The president has the authority to appoint ambassadors to represent the country abroad.
- They plan to appoint a project manager to oversee the construction of the new building.
- The committee will appoint a spokesperson to communicate their decisions to the media.
- It is customary for the monarch to appoint members of the royal household.
- The coach will appoint team captains to lead the players on and off the field.
- The mayor has the power to appoint key officials within the city administration.
FAQs About the word appoint
create and charge with a task or function, assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to, furnishTo fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out., To
set, pick, choose, select, arrange, designate, name, adopt, determine, fix
discharge, fire, expel, discharge, expel, remove, fire, remove, dismiss,dismiss
The company decided to appoint a new CEO to lead its expansion efforts.
The board of directors will appoint a committee to investigate the allegations.
She was appointed as the head of the marketing department due to her outstanding performance.
The judge will appoint a lawyer to represent the defendant in court.
