"appointed" meaning in English

See appointed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ Audio: en-us-appointed.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} appointed (not comparable)
  1. (of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election. Tags: not-comparable Hyponyms: state-appointed Derived forms: nonappointed, self-appointed, unappointed
    Sense id: en-appointed-en-adj-ziJxwD8L

Verb

IPA: /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ Audio: en-us-appointed.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} appointed
  1. simple past and past participle of appoint. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: appoint
    Sense id: en-appointed-en-verb-iCCFvrej Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Alternative forms

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