to appoint

Examples

• All

• UK and Israel have appointed a person to oversee their power grids.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• After the interviews, they will appoint the best candidate for the job.

• I needed to do things like appoint a cabinet.

• The Holy Father appointed him last year.

  Conclave (2024)

• All of the officials had been appointed by the Trustees and served at their pleasure.

  Academic text (2011)

• I've been appointed the Minister of Justice.

  Doctor Zhivago (1965)

• Taking these steps in creating a plan begins with appointing the crisis management leader.

  Academic text (2013)

• A crisis-management leader should be appointed as soon as the plan is formally adopted.

  Academic text (2013)

• In all, four of the seven participating Justices were appointed by Republican presidents.

  Academic text (2017)

• The committee decided to appoint a new leader to guide the project.

Synonyms

N

to nominate

vsto appoint

461 3.4

To officially suggest someone for a job or honor

involves actual selection and assignment rather than just proposing

N

to name

vsto appoint

• Formal

456 2.8

To officially choose someone for a job or position

is the general act of officially choosing or assigning someone

D

to designate

vsto appoint

• Formal

124 5.0

To officially choose someone for a job or role

emphasizes official selection rather than the installing ceremony

I

to install

vsto appoint

• Formal

69 3.9

To put someone into an official job at a ceremony

selects or assigns someone without stressing the ceremonial act

S

to seat

vsto appoint

• Formal

30 6.8

To put someone into an official position in a formal way

puts emphasis on the ceremony rather than the initial choosing

O

to order

vsto appoint

• Formal

30 8.4

To make someone a priest or minister

covers official selection for many jobs not limited to clerical roles

A

to anoint

vsto appoint

• Formal

27 7.2

To officially choose someone for a job, often as a sign that they have power

selects or assigns someone without religious or divine implication

I

to instate

vsto appoint

• Formal

1 6.6

To officially put someone into a position or office

focuses on selecting or assigning someone rather than the physical placement

Antonyms

F

to fire

∞ 2.8

To officially make someone leave their job

D

to dismiss

70 3.3

To remove someone from their job

How Official

to inaugurate

• Formal

32 6.3

to install

• Formal

69 3.9

to appoint

• Formal

580 3.2

to select

823 2.5

to choose

∞ 1.0

pick

283 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology