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appointed

[ uh-poin-tid ]

adjective

  1. by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected ):

    an appointed official.

  2. predetermined; arranged; set:

    They met at the appointed time in the appointed place.

  3. provided with what is necessary; equipped; furnished:

    a beautifully appointed office.



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Other Word Forms

  • ܲȴ-·ǾԳĻ adjective
  • ܲa·ǾԳĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appointed1

First recorded in 1525–35; appoint + -ed 2
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See furnish.
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Marshals Service is also without a permanent director, since Gadyaces Serralta, whom Trump appointed last month, has yet to be confirmed.

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Since they first conceived of the study, President Trump took office and appointed as secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic and skeptic of established vaccine science.

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He also appointed more women to leadership roles in the Vatican than any pope before him, although he stopped well short of advocating for them to become priests.

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Scottish high court judge Lord Scott has been appointed to lead the the public inquiry into the murder of Emma Caldwell.

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Biggs speculated that judges appointed to replace those who left could be “political loyalists.”

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