appointment
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appointment
- /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/ US, UK
- /əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/ Southern US
- [əˈpʰɔɪ̯nʔmɪnʔ] Southern US
- [əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnʔ] Southern US
Where it comes from
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
noun appointments
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The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
Similar: designation, tenure
- The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed. the appointment of treasurer
- A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
- An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement. They made an appointment to meet at six.
- A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution. to submit to the divine appointments
- 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.
- The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
- Equipment, furniture. […] the house had been inhabited for years by his father, and in many of its appointments was old-fashioned and grim […]
- An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college. to have an appointment
- The allowance paid to a public officer.
Opposite: dismissal
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: appointee, assignment, designation, fitting, naming, engagement, date, appointed, appointive, nominee, appoint, nominate, investiture, endowment, vocation, inauguration
noun
Opposite: dismissal
Translations
Every language
noun act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
| Español | nombramiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임명 immyeong |
| 日本語 | 任命 ninmei |
| 中文 | 任命 rènmìng, 任用 rènyòng |
| हिन्दी | नियुक्ति apŏiṇṭmeṇṭ, नियोग niyog |
| Português | nomeação, designação |
| Français | nomination |
| Deutsch | Ernennung, Berufung |
| Русский | назначе́ние naznačénije |
| العربية | تَعْيِين taʕyīn |
| עברית | מינוי minúi |
noun state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
| Español | cita |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नियुक्त niyukt |
| Português | designação |
| العربية | تَعَيُّن taʕayyun |
noun stipulation; agreement
| Español | compromiso |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुबंध anubandh |
| Português | compromisso |
| Русский | договорённость dogovorjónnostʹ, догово́р dogovór, до́говор dógovor, соглаше́ние soglašénije |
noun arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
| Español | cita, apoinmen, apuntamento, appointment (apointment) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약속 yaksok, 예약 yeyak |
| 日本語 | 約束 yakusoku, 待ち合わせ machiawase, アポイント apointo, アポ apo, 予約 yoyaku |
| 中文 | 約會 /约会 yuēhuì |
| हिन्दी | बैठक baiṭhak, भेंट bhẽṭ, अपॉइंटमेंट apŏiṇṭmẽṭ, मुलाक़ात mulāqāt |
| Português | consulta, compromisso, entrevista, rendez-vous |
| Français | rendez-vous, rencard |
| Deutsch | Termin, Verabredung |
| Italiano | appuntamento |
| Ελληνικά | ραντεβού rantevoú |
| Русский | встре́ча vstréča, за́пись zápisʹ, аппо́йнтмент appójntmɛnt, приём prijóm |
| العربية | مَوْعِد mawʕid, مِيعَاد mīʕād |
| עברית | פְּגִישָׁה pgishá |
noun assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty
| हिन्दी | नियुक्ति niyukti |
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Talk about this word "appointment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/appointment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. appointment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/appointment "appointment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/appointment.Cite this
@misc{appointment_2026,
title = {appointment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appointment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
