appointing

Meaning

of Appoint

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

matriculation nomination appointment naming designation nominate elective enlistment commissioning mobilisation delegating appointive appointed dubbing billing
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Antonyms

dissociation firing privacy exclusion segregation insulation
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Phrases with the word

appointing authority self-appointing

Examples

I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide. Thomas Mann

I just want people who are qualified, I want them to believe in the Constitution of the United States of America. So yep, I don't have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they're not going to try to put sharia law in our laws. Herman Cain

I intend to go right on appointing highly qualified individuals of the highest personal integrity to the bench, individuals who understand the danger of short-circuiting the electoral process and disenfranchising the people through judicial activism. Ronald Reagan

In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy. Martin Ryle

Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role. Paul Weyrich

Variant: I shall kick their teeth in. I am appointing the government. I am appointing the government by the support of this nation! Ruhollah Khomeini