appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
appointing
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present participleof appoint.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He had named as co-executors of his estate Jane and her brother, Allan, plus charged Jane with appointing a third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The act itself — appointing a crony and longtime friend to an important government job — was not unusual.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lula said that with elections looming, he was not receiving new ambassadors from any country, and blamed Washington for lagging in appointing someone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
In other instances, they were daughters, state officials, or even the spouses of the governors doing the appointing.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Eisenhower soon launched an initiative to do that “something,” appointing Harold Stassen as his special assistant for disarmament in March 1955.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
