appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
had appointed
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past perfectof appoint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The president had appointed investor David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before the businessman stepped down from that role to become co-chair of the president’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
McDonald’s said it had appointed Skye Anderson, a 26-year veteran of the company, as president of its U.S. business.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
As president a decade later, Reagan had appointed Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court and elevated William Rehnquist to be the chief justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Intel said late Thursday that it had appointed Lee as executive vice president of Intel Foundry, its chip-manufacturing business, reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Though the government had appointed someone in his stead, a chief is a chief by virtue of his birth and wields authority because of his blood.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
