Definition of appoint

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Appoint (v. t.) To assign, designate, or set apart by authority..

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Committee :: Committee (n.) One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together..
Collector :: Collector (n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll..
Burggrave :: Burggrave (n.) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached..
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed..
Sortition :: Sortition (n.) Selection or appointment by lot.
Constituent :: Constituent (a.) Having the power of electing or appointing.
Courtier :: Courtier (n.) One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse..
Prescribe :: Prescribe (v. t.) To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct..
Office :: Office (n.) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices..
Steward :: Steward (n.) In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands..
Quinquevir :: Quinquevir (n.) One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
Due :: Due (a.) Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time..
Destination :: Destination (n.) The act of destining or appointing.
Depute :: Depute (v. t.) To appoint; to assign; to choose.
Cross :: Cross (n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
President :: President (n.) One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body..
Respite :: Respite (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
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