Meaning & use

Empaneled

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Selected and enrolled a group of people, especially jurors, to serve on a panel.

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The court empaneled twelve jurors after two days of jury selection.

A committee was empaneled to review the university's admissions policies.

A note on using this word

Also spelled "empanelled" in British English, following the usual doubling of the final consonant before a suffix.

Words with a similar meaning

enrolledconvened

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Words with an opposite meaning

dismissed

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