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[ verb ] charge with a task or function
Synonyms Examples "appoint someone president" "nominate a committee" Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)if a receiver or trustee for any such partnership or corporation has been duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United_States and has not been discharged prior to the date of payment , payment shall be made to such receiver or trustee in accordance with the order of the court ; if a receiver or trustee for any such partnership or corporation , duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United_States , makes an assignment of the claim , or any part thereof , with_respect_to which an award is made , or makes an assignment of such award , or any part thereof , payment shall be made to the assignee , as his interest may appear ; and in the case of any assignment of an award , or any part thereof , which is made in_writing and duly acknowledged and filed , after such award is certified to the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , payment may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be made to the assignee , as his interest may appear . (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)I am also pleased to note that Mr._John_B._Oakes , a member of the Times staff since 1946 , has been appointed as editorial page editor . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The first pretrial conference - held to appoint amici_curiae to represent the interest of the stockholders of du_Pont and General_Motors and to consider the procedure to be followed in the subsequent hearings - took_place on September 25 , 1957 . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Two millions were added to what had been set_aside for it in Mrs._Meeker 's lifetime , and the proviso made that as long as Brian_Thayer continued to discharge his duties as administrator of the fund to the satisfaction of the board_of_trustees ( hereinafter appointed by the bank administering the estate ) he was to be retained in his present capacity at a salary commensurate with the increased responsibilities enlargement of the fund would entail . |
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[ verb ] assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Synonyms Examples "He was appointed deputy manager" "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Apart from some areas of recurring trouble , like Bani_Mellal , where inexperienced officials had been appointed , there is little evidence that local officials intervened in the electoral process . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)They were reluctant to appoint sheriffs to protect the property , thus running_the_risk of creating disturbances such_as that on the Vermejo , and yet the cowboys protested that they got no salary for arresting cattle_thieves and running_the_risk of being shot . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The 1946 town_meeting voted to have the Selectmen appoint a committee to investigate and report on the feasibility of some system of sewage_disposal and a disposal_plant to serve Manchester_Center , Depot , and Way_'s_Lane . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)He asked to be appointed a preacher . |
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