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appointed

verb

əˈpɔɪn.tɪd

Meaning

Assign a job or role to someone; designate someone to a position.

Assigned to a job or role; nominated or designated for a position.

Appointed officials carry significant responsibilities.

He was appointed as the commission leader.

assigned, designated, nominated, selected, chosen, commissioned

Entry 1

assigned, designated, nominated, selected, chosen, commissioned

Entry 2

assigned, designated, nominated, selected, chosen, commissioned

removed, dismissed, discharged, fired, terminated, relieved, unassigned

Entry 1

removed, dismissed, discharged, fired, terminated, relieved

Entry 2

removed, dismissed, discharged, fired, terminated, unassigned

to engage in plots or schemes, usually for harmful or evil purposes

to treat someone with excessive care or kindness, often in a way that is overprotective

To control or maintain something by rules or laws

to fail to notice or consider; to ignore; to have a view over something from above

to swell or expand by pressure from within

to fix something that is broken or damaged