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Appointed Appoint Verb Job Official Position Formally Choose

word appoint
definition
verb
If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry.
The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
She was appointed a U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
inflections appointsappointingappointed
cefr-level C1

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