The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
"appointment" is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it when referring to a scheduled meeting or engagement that has been arranged in advance. For example, "I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon.".
His record - two cups within six months of his appointment, a domestic treble in his first full season, a second title in 2005 and reaching the last 16 of the Champions League - set the context for a rueful but masterfully understated parting comment: "I'm sure those people who look at the facts will say that during a period of downsizing, I was reasonably successful".
The first that other judges knew of his plan to contest the appointment of Boddice – who had been nominated two months earlier under a 20-year protocol – was a public statement the next day that it was "a matter for the chief justice under the electoral act".
At his review appointment some months later, his specialist notes that he has inflamed joints and writes back to me to request a rheumatology opinion.
The subsequent referral is made several weeks later, which adds even more time to the existing wait for his rheumatology outpatient appointment.
Of the decisions Cameron has taken since his re-election, the one that should frighten Labour the most is the appointment of Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, to work on a review of Tory structures.
With the help of a pocket payment we secured an appointment in two weeks instead of the usual two months.
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