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ap·point / əˈpoint/ • v. [tr.] 1. assign a job or role to (someone): she has been appointed to the board. 2. determine or decide on (a time or a place): they appointed a day in May for the meeting. ∎ archaic decree: such laws are appointed by God. 3. Law decide the disposal of (property of which one is not the owner) under powers granted by the owner. DERIVATIVES: ap·point·ee / əˌpoinˈtē/ n. ap·point·er n. |
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"appoint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "appoint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-appoint.html "appoint." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-appoint.html |
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APPOINTTo 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. |
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"Appoint." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Appoint." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700316.html "Appoint." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700316.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "appoint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "appoint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-appoint.html T. F. HOAD. "appoint." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-appoint.html |
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appoint
•account, amount, count, fount, miscount, mount, no-account, surmount
•headcount • viscount • paramount
•tantamount
•don't, won't, wont
•anoint, appoint, conjoint, joint, outpoint, point, point-to-point
•standpoint
•cashpoint, flashpoint
•checkpoint • endpoint • breakpoint
•needlepoint • midpoint • pinpoint
•vantage point • knifepoint
•strongpoint • viewpoint • gunpoint
•counterpoint • punt
•affront, blunt, brunt, bunt, confront, cunt, front, Granth, grunt, hunt, mahant, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front
•exeunt • manhunt • headhunt
•witch-hunt • seafront • beachfront
•shopfront
•forefront, storefront
•waterfront
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"appoint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "appoint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-appoint.html "appoint." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-appoint.html |
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