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/əˈpɔɪnt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | appoint |
| he/she/it | appoints |
| present participle | appointing |
| past tense | appointed |
| past participle | appointed |
- 1to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position
We need to appoint a new school secretary.
the newly appointed editor of the magazine
appoint someone (as) something:Picard has been appointed managing director of the new division.
appoint someone to do something:A subcommittee should be appointed to assist the chairperson.
appoint someone to something:She was the first woman to be appointed to the board.
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