appointment
- noun
- /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Formal
- Following the appointment of the economic team, conflicts arose between officers and members of the team.
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The particular kinds of power conferred upon protectors include powers of appointment, powers of resettlement, supervisory and enforcement powers, advisory powers, veto powers, and powers of direction.
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Yeah, I mean, we have the power of appointment, so God's on our side.
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But when I got to the court, the power of appointment was missing.
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- It's not the power of appointment.
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The power of appointment is eight pages.
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"But even if I had been able to produce the power of appointment,
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The goal would be to publish an agreement on the appointment process by January 1, 2001.
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In Carolina, probate matters such as the appointment of administrators were announced in church.
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Simon Dunne signed a power of appointment appointing Walter Arnell and Stephen Delano sole trustees of the foundation.
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The attorney explained the appointment of a guardian in the will, detailing the legal distribution of assets.
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Etymology
Appointment comes from the verb appoint, made of Latin ad- 'to' and ponere 'to put', the same root you see in position. In law, an appointment is the act of 'putting' property or rights to someone, for example by a will or other legal paper.