appointment
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Also seen as: appointments
Sense 1
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
trạng thái được bổ nhiệm vào dịch vụ hoặc văn phòng
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “appointment” mean?
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
Is “appointment” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.