appointment
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.
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.
Origin of appointment
1synonym study For appointment
Other words for appointment
Other words from appointment
- pro·ap·point·ment, adjective
- re·ap·point·ment, noun
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How to use appointment in a sentence
He circled back later to the idea that he might build a website to help more people find appointments.
My mother and her friends couldn’t get coronavirus vaccine appointments, so they turned to a stranger for help. He’s 13. | Greg Harris | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostPatients could register for a slot—either online or with someone who comes to their home—and then wait to be picked for an appointment.
Chicago thinks Zocdoc can help solve its vaccine chaos | Lindsay Muscato | February 12, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn the District, Nesbitt said, Giant pharmacies will be receiving some doses and will schedule appointments through the city’s website.
Leaders in Washington region ask FEMA for help in vaccinating federal workers | Julie Zauzmer, Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostHolding clinics on church grounds can make getting the vaccine easier for people who do not have the ability to drive to a mass vaccination clinic or who have trouble getting online to check and recheck websites, hoping for an appointment.
Churches pair up with clinics to deliver coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most | Jenna Portnoy | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostHer voice cracked as she described waiting in a 400-person phone queue to sign up for a shot, only to be told all appointments were taken and she couldn’t even leave her name.
Confusion and chaos: Inside the vaccine rollout in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Julie Zauzmer, Gregory S. Schneider, Erin Cox | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
He said the news of his appointment was not true, that it was disinformation spread by “some intelligence agency and my rivals.”
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits | Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSharpton noted that otherwise some of their mutual detractors might suggest that he had played a role in the appointment.
Is Al Sharpton Running New York City Hall From the White House? | Michael Daly | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe appointment of Klain to lead the effort is giving the public what it wants—but not what it needs.
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe appointment of the new Ebola czar comes after Republicans began demanding a White House point person on the threat.
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was helpless, because she had said nothing all day of her appointment, and because Janet had not mentioned it either.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettHaving seen no service, he owed his appointment largely to his conceit and good looks.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAs an M.P. you are duly qualified to accept any appointment under the Crown when the Government ask you.
A test examination would follow of a perfunctory character, and an intimation of your appointment would be the sequel.
This alone could hinder the execution of his appointment, for in other things he has excellent qualifications for the dignity.
British Dictionary definitions for appointment
/ (əˈpɔɪntmənt) /
an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time
the act of placing in a job or position
the person who receives such a job or position
the job or position to which such a person is appointed
(usually plural) a fixture or fitting
property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will
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Other Idioms and Phrases with appointment
see make an appointment.
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