ap‧point S2 W2 / əpɔɪnt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to choose someone for a position or a job :

officials appointed by the government

appoint somebody to something

He’s been appointed to the State Supreme Court.

appoint somebody to do something

A committee was appointed to consider the plans.

appoint (somebody) as something

O’Connell was appointed as chairman.

2 formal to arrange or decide a time or place for something to happen :

The committee appointed a day in June for celebrations.

Everyone assembled in the hall at the appointed time (= at the time that had been arranged ) .

— appointee / əpɔɪnti, æpɔɪn- / 名词 [可数名词] :

a presidential appointee → self-appointed , well-appointed