
[Middle English appointen, from Old French apointer, apointier, to arrange, from a point, to the point : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + point, point; see point.]
SYNONYMS appoint, designate, name, nominate, tap. These verbs mean to select for an office or position: was appointed chairperson of the committee; expects to be designated leader of the opposition; a new police commissioner named by the mayor; to be nominated as her party's candidate; was tapped for fraternity membership. See also synonyms at furnish.
Definition: assign responsibility; decide
Antonyms: dismiss, fire, refuse, reject
v
Definition: furnish
Antonyms: not give, unfurnish
To designate, select, or assign authority to a position or an office.
Although sometimes used interchangeably, elect and appoint do not have the same meaning. Election refers to the selection of a public officer by the qualified voters of the community, and appointment refers to the selection of a public officer by one authorized by law to do so.
The judge finally appointed the date for the trial.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udnævne, ansætte
Nederlands (Dutch)
benoemen, voorschrijven, toewijzen/ -delen, vastleggen
Français (French)
v. tr. - nommer, fixer, désigner, prescrire, ordonner que, décider (arch)
Deutsch (German)
v. - ernennen, anstellen, festlegen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ορίζω, διορίζω, προσδιορίζω, καθορίζω, εντέλλομαι, αναθέτω, ονομάζω, (νομ.) διαθέτω, κληροδοτώ
Italiano (Italian)
nominare, impiegare, prescrivere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - apontar, nomear, fixar, marcar, ordenar, decretar, instalar, autorizar (Jur.)
Русский (Russian)
назначать, утверждать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - nombrar, designar, fijar, determinar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bestämma, utnämna
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
约定, 指定, 任命
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 約定, 指定, 任命
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 임명하다, 약속하다, 귀속을 정하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 任命する, 指名する, 指定する, 決める
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحدد, يعين, يوظف, يجهز
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - קבע, ייעד, מינה, הרכיב, בחר
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