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
as if
in the same way that something would be, that
The drink tastes as if it were made with orange juice. It seemed as if the whole town came to the concert.