appointment
[uh-point-muhnt]
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noun
Origin of appointment
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4. Appointment, office, post, station all refer to kinds of duty or employment. Appointment refers to a position to which one is assigned, as by a high government official. Office often suggests a position of trust or authority. Post is usually restricted to a military or other public position, as of a diplomat, although it may also refer to a teaching position. Both post and station may refer to the place where a person is assigned to work.
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Examples from the Web for reappointment
Historical Examples of reappointment
Granvelle recommended a reappointment of the Duchess Margaret.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84John Lothrop Motley
The term is five years, without eligibility to reappointment.
Looking BackwardEdward Bellamy
And his release was followed by reappointment to his old command.
Lords of the WorldAlfred John Church
Reappointment was generally an object of keen desire to these officials.
JapanVarious
To make the reappointment himself, however, was too humiliating.
The Day of the ConfederacyNathaniel W. Stephenson
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