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appointed

appointed

3.4
Officially chosen to hold a job or duty
  • adjective
  • /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : designado
  • 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?

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Examples

  • So the czars, for example, are appointed by the president without approval of Congress.

  • That's why he was appointed to be the first civilian head of the CIA.

  • It's a big brand and she has now been appointed as the CEO.

  • In this exercise, one of you represents the homelessness task force appointed by the city.

  • Supreme Court justices who have been appointed by the Senate.

  • But sheriffs serve longer terms than appointed police chiefs.

  • AUS Supreme Court Justice appointed by Barack Obama.

  • Colonel Prince Sergei Drubitskayi has been appointed dictator or leader of the coup.

  • The committee appointed several experts to advise on the project.

  • After an extensive interview process, he was appointed to the board of directors.

Synonyms

assigned
vsappointed
2.6

Given to someone for a job or task

is chosen for a role but without focusing on the formal designation
commissioned
vsappointed
  • Formal
5.4

A person officially given power to do a specific job

is selected for a position rather than emphasising granted authority

Antonyms

3.2

A person who no longer has their job because they were fired

How Chosen

chosen
5.2
appointed
  • Formal
3.4
nominated
3.2
unchosen
1 5.1
ignored
1.6

Surface Forms

appointed positive

Morphology

appointed = appoint (transparent) = appoint + ed

The adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'appoint' meaning 'to assign', so the meaning 'officially chosen or assigned' is directly derived.

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.