Meaning & use
Appointing
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Formally choosing or assigning someone to a job, position, or role.
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The committee is appointing a new director next month.
The mayor spent the morning appointing members to the newly formed advisory board.
A note on using this word
Appointing is the present participle of 'appoint,' from Old French 'apointer,' meaning to arrange or settle.
Words with a similar meaning
designatingnaming
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Words with an opposite meaning
dismissingremoving
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