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Appoint meaning

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement. | To name (someone to a post or role). | To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.

Example sentences (20)

Health experts have urged the civic authorities to appoint a dedicated health commissioner to look after the city’s health care infrastructure, following which the civic body had announced that it would soon appoint a health commissioner.

Now funding has been approved, the council will appoint a building contractor to construct the new Joseph Norton Academy and also appoint a specialist contractor to clear the Fernside Avenue site, ahead of a new school being built for Woodley.

Besides having the rights to appoint five of the 10 directors, the IGE group can appoint key management personnel including the chairman, MD, president and CEO.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors would also appoint one member, while the governor would also appoint one member to represent the state, according to Wiener’s office.

Zec has the power to appoint the chief elections officer and there is no good reason why it did not appoint a substantive executive head before a crucial election.

The president is empowered to appoint the prime minister and full cabinet of ministers and the judges of the three national courts, subject to the approval of the Oliy Majlis, and to appoint all members of lower courts.

Abbott, also a supporter of Trump, now must appoint a temporary replacement for Paxton.

Adeyanju said Tinubu should appoint qualified technocrats as ministers because he owes former governors nothing.

After more than two years with an interim chief leading the Berkeley Police Department, the City Council may appoint a permanent chief Thursday.

Again: first and foremost, he will look to appoint the best person possible, regardless of the politics.

A leading figure from the SNP’s trade union has threatened to resign if the party does not now appoint forensic auditors.

All in all, there seemed to be no doubt that the Select Board would appoint Aldrich, who has tended to be the top vote-getter of anyone seeking office in Chester, to both positions when they meet to make appointments later this month.

An interview process is under way to appoint the ruling group’s executive, according to Labour borough council leader and Lewsey councillor Hazel Simmons.

Appoint in-charge in all the districts and strengthen the organization.

Appoint the person and let him go and do his job.

As a first step, the civic body will appoint a chartered accountancy firm to study and advise on the revision.

At least 17 states and the District of Columbia have supported the U.S. motion to appoint an examiner.

A top accountancy body is under fire for failing to appoint black and minority ethnic directors to its board.

Biden will appoint Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior White House official, to run his campaign.

Birmingham’s chief executive officer, Garry Cook, added: “When the opportunity presents itself to appoint a manager who shares your ambition and is both a student and a great of the game, then you act. This is what we have done.