appointment

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Etymology

From Middle French apointement (French appointement). See appoint.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ʌˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/
• (US) IPA: /əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/, [əˈpʰɔɪ̯nʔmɪnʔ], [əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnʔ]

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Noun

appointment (plural appointments)

1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.

   He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.

   the appointment of treasurer

3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.

   They made an appointment to meet at six.

   I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.

5. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.

   To submit to the divine appointments.

   According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.

6. (Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
7. (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
8. (now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
   • 1910, Saki, ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia:

     The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.

9. (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

Synonyms

• command
• designation
• direction
• equipment
• establishment
• order

See also

• calendar
• meeting
• schedule

Translations

act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office

• Bulgarian: назначение (bg) (naznačénie) n 
• Burmese: အချိန်းအချက် (my) (ăchein:ăchet)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 任命 (cmn) (rènmìng), 任用 (cmn) (rènyòng)

• Czech: jmenování (cs) n
• Dutch: aanstelling (nl) f
• Finnish: virkaan nimittäminen (fi)

• French: nomination (fr) f
• German: Ernennung (de) f, Berufung (de) f
• Hebrew: מינוי (he) (minui)
• Japanese: 任命 (ja) (にんめい, ninmei)
• Russian: назначение (ru) (naznačénije) n 
• Spanish: nombramiento (es) m
• Turkish: atama (tr), tayin (tr)

state of being appointed

• Scottish Gaelic: dreuchd (gd) f

• Spanish: cita (es) f

stipulation; agreement

• Dutch: afspraak (nl) f
• Finnish: sovittu tapaaminen, sopimus, ajanvaraus

• Russian: договорённость (ru) (dogovorjónnostʹ) f , договор (ru) (dogovór, dógovor) m , соглашение (ru) (soglašénije) n 

arrangement for a meeting; an engagement

• Arabic: موعد (ar) (máwʿid) m, ميعاد (ar) (mīʿād) m
• Bulgarian: уговорка (bg) (ugovorka), среща (bg) (srešta)
• Catalan: cita (ca) f, consulta (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約會 (cmn), 约会 (cmn) (yuēhuì)

• Czech: schůzka (cs) f
• Dutch: afspraak (nl) f
• Finnish: tapaaminen (fi), aika (fi)
• French: rendez-vous (fr), (France, slang) rencard (fr) m
• German: Termin (de) m, Verabredung (de) f

• Irish: coinne (ga) f
• Italian: appuntamento (it) m
• Japanese: 約束 (ja) (やくそく, yakusoku), 待ち合わせ (ja) (まちあわせる, machiawase), アポイント (ja) (apointo), アポ (ja) (apo)
• Latin: constitutum (la) n
• Russian: (no exact term exists) встреча (ru) (vstréča) f , запись (ru) (zápisʹ) f  (e.g. at a doctor), аппойнтмент (ru) (appójntmɛnt) m  (colloquial)
• Spanish: cita (es) f
• Thai: นัดหมาย (th)

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• Jèrriais: appointement m