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DictionaryappointOfficial selection
verb

appoint

uh-POINT/əˈpɔɪnt/

To make an official selection or arrangement for a purpose.

The manager appoints the new employee, presenting a folder and staff badge.

A manager formally appoints a new staff member by presenting him with an official appointment folder and an unlettered staff badge across a simple desk.
Etymology
apLatinto, toward
+pointOld Frenchpoint

Coming “to a point” meant reaching agreement or settling a matter. From arranging and settling came the sense of officially assigning someone to a position or duty.

In context

HISTORY0:05
appoint the people who will help him or her run the country that's why in 1793 our first President George Washington wanted the young nation's best and brightest to step up
America 101: What is the Cabinet? | History

More examples

  • They appointed a new director.
  • The hearing was appointed for noon.
  • The board appoints a chair annually.

Forms

appoint · appoints · appointed · appointing

appointment noun — a selection for a position or arranged meeting

Similar words

nominate
Proposes candidates without necessarily selecting them.
elect
Chooses by vote.