appointment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Types & categories
- decision hypernym
- nomination hyponym
- co-option hyponym
- delegacy hyponym
- ordination hyponym
- recognition hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a meeting arranged in advance
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Types & categories
- get together hypernym
- blind date hyponym
- double date hyponym
- tryst hyponym
Parts & wholes
- date member meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Types & categories
- furnishing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a person who is appointed to a job or position
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
he applied for an appointment in the treasury
Types & categories
- occupation hypernym
Sense 6 noun
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
Types & categories
- disposition hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decision |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nomination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delegacy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recognition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | date |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | go steady |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | date |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | get together |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blind date |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | double date |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tryst |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | outfit |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | furnishing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | occupation |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | disposition |