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self-appointment

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self-ap⋅pointed

[self-uh-poin-tid]
–adjective
chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, esp. pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.

Origin:
1790–1800


self-ap⋅point⋅ment, noun
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