appointed
- adjective
- /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
- Formal
- She was appointed as the new manager after a lengthy selection process.
What would inspire Putin's appointed head of media to make that statement publicly?
- What would inspire Putin's appointed head of media to make that statement publicly?
- He Dons these robes, he scatters coins just like a newly appointed emperor.
- This was a, you know, this is a hack job by Trump appointed Supreme Court justices.
- Another judge was kind of in between and then George Gregory Katzis, who was a Trump appointed judge, outright dissent it.
- Take it from me, a Putin appointed president, OK, I know what I'm I know.
Examples
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So the czars, for example, are appointed by the president without approval of Congress.
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That's why he was appointed to be the first civilian head of the CIA.
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It's a big brand and she has now been appointed as the CEO.
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In this exercise, one of you represents the homelessness task force appointed by the city.
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Supreme Court justices who have been appointed by the Senate.
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But sheriffs serve longer terms than appointed police chiefs.
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AUS Supreme Court Justice appointed by Barack Obama.
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Colonel Prince Sergei Drubitskayi has been appointed dictator or leader of the coup.
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The committee appointed several experts to advise on the project.
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After an extensive interview process, he was appointed to the board of directors.
Synonyms
Given to someone for a job or task
A person officially given power to do a specific job
Antonyms
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Etymology
Appointed comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and ponere 'to put', so the word originally meant 'put in place', just like in the word position. That's why an appointed person is officially put into a job or role.