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(noun) (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment" |
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Related Words: disposal, disposition |
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(noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approvied by the whole committee" |
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Synonyms: assignment, designation, naming |
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Related Words: co-optation, co-option, conclusion, decision, delegacy, determination, nominating, nomination, ordaining, ordination |
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(noun) the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" |
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Related Words: employment, job, work |
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(noun) (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) |
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Synonyms: fitting |
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Related Words: furnishings |
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(noun) a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" |
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Synonyms: date, engagement |
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Related Words: blind date, get together, meeting, rendezvous, tryst |
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(noun) a person who is appointed to a job or position |
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Synonyms: appointee |
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Related Words: human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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