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appointed
[uh-poin-tid]
adjective
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast withelected ).
an appointed official.
predetermined; arranged; set.
They met at the appointed time in the appointed place.
provided with what is necessary; equipped; furnished.
a beautifully appointed office.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-appointed adjective
- unappointed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of appointed1
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Example Sentences
There was a freeholder who had appointed a managing agent, as well as a housing association, she said.
The foundation also emailed a press release saying that it had appointed an executive chairman, Reverend Johnnie Moore, a Christian evangelical preacher and public relations executive.
In 2014 Sir Geoff was knighted for services to human rights, science and charity and four years later he he was appointed Jamaica's first Honorary Consul in Scotland.
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has appointed eight new people to the committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations, days after removing all 17 previous members.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve relations between the Vatican and China.
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