1. (

• appointment ,
• assignment ,
• designation ,
• naming

) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" ;

2. (

• date ,
• appointment ,
• engagement

) a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" ;

3. (

• appointment ,
• fitting ,

) (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) ;

4. (

• appointee ,
• appointment

) a person who is appointed to a job or position ;

5. (

• appointment ,

) the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" ;

6. (

• appointment ,

) (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment" ;