appt.

Noun

appointment (plural appointments)

1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
   • His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.

   Synonyms:

   designation, tenure

2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
   • the appointment of treasurer

   Synonyms:

   tenure, formal

3. A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
   • They made an appointment to meet at six.
5. A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
   • to submit to the divine appointments
6. 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.

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