appointment
noun
ap·point·ment
ə-ˈpȯint-mənt 
1
: an arrangement for a meeting : engagement
She has an appointment for an interview tomorrow.
2
: equipment, furnishings
—usually plural
expensive homes with luxurious appointments
3
: a nonelective office or position
holds an academic appointment
4
a
: an act of appointing someone or something : designation
b
law
: the designation by virtue of a vested power of a person to enjoy an estate
Examples of appointment in a Sentence
I'm late for an appointment.
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
The court ordered the appointment of an attorney to represent the child.
the appointment of a committee
the appointment of the new secretary of state
Did he get his job by appointment or election?
He now holds an appointment from the President.
her appointment as ambassador to Spain
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There's also a benefits and social services outreach program and a neighborhood program that helps seniors with things like transportation to the grocery store or doctors' appointments.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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—John Yoon, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The amount of time spent going to doctors appointments and being hospitalized is a major consideration for patients who are in school or working.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
There's also a benefits and social services outreach program and a neighborhood program that helps seniors with things like transportation to the grocery store or doctors' appointments.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
One group called itself a union of people running behind schedule, referring to the idea that the need to protest over martial law had forced them to reschedule their appointments.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointment. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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appointment
noun
ap·point·ment
ə-ˈpȯint-mənt
1
: the act or an instance of appointing
holds office by appointment
2
: a position or office to which a person is named
holds an appointment from the president
3
: an agreement to meet at a fixed time
an appointment with the dentist
4
: furnishings
—usually used in plural
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