appoint
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- IPA /əˈpɔɪnt/
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appoint verb
- To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- To name (someone to a post or role).
- To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
- To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
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constitutenominatechargenameappointiveappointmentnominationassignwarrantemployestablishhiringhireinstructallocateconvene
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