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appointment

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noun

a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.

a meeting set for a specific time or place: I'm late for my appointment.

the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office: to fill a vacancy by appointment.

an office, position, or the like, to which a person is appointed: He received his appointment as ambassador to Italy.

Usually, appointments. equipment, furnishings, or accouterments.

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appointments, accouterments for a soldier or a horse.

Manège. a horse-show class in which the contestant need not be a member of a hunt but must wear regulation hunt livery. Compare Corinthian (def. 9).

Archaic. decree; ordinance.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English apoynt(e)ment < Middle French ap(p)ointement. See appoint, -ment

Related forms

pro·ap·point·ment, adjective

re·ap·point·ment, noun

Synonyms
1, 2. assignation, rendezvous, tryst, date. 4. Appointment, office, post, station all refer to kinds of duty or employment. Appointment refers to a position to which one is assigned, as by a high government official. Office often suggests a position of trust or authority. Post is usually restricted to a military or other public position, as of a diplomat, although it may also refer to a teaching position. Both post and station may refer to the place where a person is assigned to work.

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Example Sentences

Gillibrand confirmed that she had accepted the appointment.

Obviously, you can approach your own department for an appointment.

His appointment suggests that the school sees the need for a shake-up.

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Gillibrand confirmed that she had accepted the appointment.

Obviously, you can approach your own department for an appointment.

His appointment suggests that the school sees the need for a shake-up.

Musicians come from all over to play without appointment.

But her family finds it unacceptable for a woman to venture alone into the city without a male companion or an appointment.

Arriving empty-handed without an appointment is the height of rudeness, he grumbles.

Be sure to call for an appointment before you visit.

He had about eight months to come up with a good reason to cancel the appointment.

The appointment allows him to serve to the end of this year.

Rank of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

His appointment prompted a flurry of criticism from spook-watchers.

Several weeks later she had her first outpatient appointment.

Pop-up beard trimmer is duller than a tax appointment and doesn't lock in place.

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until an appointment is made.

Getting an appointment is not always easy and is generally for days in the future.

Slick appointment calendar provides quick access to a specific date.

The initial appointment is for one year in the fixed term academic appointment system.

Cleared, our visitor continues to his appointment after being delayed only a few minutes by the security check.

And no highway on-ramps in between your appointment places.

Appointment will be for one year, with possible renewal dependent upon funding and satisfactory review.

It also lets you book an appointment with one click.

She seems to be thinking of tax returns or an upcoming dental appointment.

She made an appointment to see her doctor the following day.

The amplifiers can self-diagnose problems, and the built-in phone will schedule a service appointment if any problems arise.

Rather, they are more likely to be young doctorate holders who cannot find a regular appointment.

They can also send it to you in the mail rather than having to arrange an installation appointment.

Collins appointment is one more example of the one-way dynamic of capitalism-imperialism.

So the appointment of new bosses to the agencies supervising the banking.

Goodall's appointment adds the field of science to the range of contributions of these prominent personalities".

My son has juvenile macular degeneration and an upcoming appointment with this group of wonderful doctors and clinicians.

And he has given the chief justice a veto over the appointment of fellow judges.

The appointment will be contingent upon the availability of funds.

The first practical step will entail the appointment of an international consultant to advise on locations for nuclear plants.

Gardiner's appointment as a magistrate indicates no.

The next morning he had an emergency appointment with his psychiatrist.

The position is defined as management and does not imply appointment in a department nor faculty.

But the case against the appointment is nevertheless exaggerated.

Official transcripts are required at time of appointment.

His appointment was inevitably greeted with rapture on the right.

The position is a full-time appointment with an initial and renewable term of three years.

From scheduling an appointment to picking a spouse, humans routinely listen to what their gut is telling them.

Screening will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made.

Make a weekly appointment with yourself to reflect upon your goals.

These commissioners often go through a serious of training processes prior to appointment to the local commission.

Treat this appointment as you would an appointment with a colleague or the dean.

Spaeth is seeking appointment to a teaching position at.

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World English Dictionary

appointment (əˈpɔɪntmənt)

—n
1.	an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time
2.	the act of placing in a job or position
3.	the person who receives such a job or position
4.	the job or position to which such a person is appointed
5.	(usually plural) a fixture or fitting
6.	property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

appointment

early 15c., "a pointing out," from O.Fr. apointment, from apointer (see appoint). Meaning "an arrangement to meet" is recorded from 1520s. Meaning "act of placing in office" is attested from 1650s.

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

appointment

see make an appointment.

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