n.
1.the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
2.a meeting arranged in advance
3.(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
4.a person who is appointed to a job or position
5.the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
6.(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
Idiom of the Day
get one's feet wet
to begin something, to do something for the first time
The writer got his feet wet in the publishing business and he is now ready to start his own business.