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appointed
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[ adjective ] selected for a job
Examples "the one appointed for guard duty" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)His addle-brained knight-errant , self appointed to the ridiculous position in an age when armor had already been relegated to museums and the chivalrous code of knight-errantry had become a joke , is , as Cervantes no_doubt intended , a gaunt but gracious symbol of good , moving soberly and sincerely in a world of cynics , hypocrites and rogues . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)A notable example of this was the discussion of Christian unity by the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool , Dr._Heenan , and the Anglican Archbishop of York , Dr._Ramsey , recently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (politics) subject to appointment
Synonyms Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)`` These actions should serve to protect in_fact and in_effect the court 's wards from undue costs and its appointed and elected servants from unmeritorious criticisms '' , the jury said . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)The latter two were appointed secretaries . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] fixed or established especially by order or command
Synonyms Examples "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)If death receives more_than its share of attention from the theologian and if sin receives less_than its share , the gift of the life_eternal through Christ begins to look_like the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal , i.e. , created , existence . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
Examples "a house that is beautifully appointed" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Jefferson_Lawrence was alone at the small , perfectly appointed table by the window looking_out_over the river . Related terms |
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