0 to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
He's just been appointed (as) director of the publishing division.
[ + to infinitive ] A commission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims.
1 to arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen:
2 to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
Commissioner Curtis was appointed by President Bush.
3 to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility:
They still have not appointed his replacement.
appoint sb sth She was appointed Chief Executive about 3 years ago.
appoint sb as sth KPMG were appointed as administrators.
appoint sb to do sth A commission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims.
4 to arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen:
The truth is that they appoint no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs.
He'll be the acting director until they can appoint a permanent one.
The police have appointed a liaison officer to work with the local community.
The government has appointed a drugs tsar to co-ordinate the fight against drug abuse.
A top German engineer has been appointed to troubleshoot the cause of the accident.
The assemblies would set development criteria and keep watch over elected and appointed government officials.
Applicants for casual relief first attended on the overseer or churchwarden of the individual parish, men who were appointed annually.
The court will have the power to make decisions on behalf of these individuals or appoint a manager to make the decisions.
