1.Definition: (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"

Category: General

2.Definition: (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a meeting arranged in advance

Related Noun(s):date, engagement

Category: General

4.Definition: a person who is appointed to a job or position

Related Noun(s):appointee

Category: People

5.Definition: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

"The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

Related Noun(s):assignment, designation

Category: General

6.Definition: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

"He applied for an appointment in the treasury"

Category: General