Appointment

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ʌˈpɔɪnt.mÉ›nt/
• US IPA: /əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/, əˈpʰɔɪ̯nÊ”mɪnÊ”, əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnÊ”

Origin

From Middle French apointement (French appointement). See appoint.

Full definition of appointment

Noun

1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.the appointment of treasurer
3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.They made an appointment to meet at six.I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.
5. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.To submit to the divine appointments.According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.
6. (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.
7. (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
8. (now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
• 1910, Saki, ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia:The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.
9. (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

Synonyms

• command
• designation
• direction
• equipment
• establishment
• order

Antonyms

• (act of appointing) dismissal