Sentence examples for is appoint from inspiring English sources
verb
To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
- When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
"I've always heard that the most important thing that a president of the United States does is appoint people ― and hopefully, great people, like this appointment ― to the United States Supreme Court," Trump said to the crowd gathered in the Rose Garden, which included every sitting justice now on the court. .
"What I think the BBC Trust can do is appoint a non-executive chairman of the executive board.
All Mr. Obama needs to do is appoint a special prosecutor and tell him or her to go get 'em; go wherever the trail leads and get 'em all.
"Whenever government is faced with a problem, the first thing they do is appoint a commission," said Nicholas R. Smith, an executive vice president at First Potomac Realty Trust, a publicly traded company that leases more than 700,000 square feet to the government.
Perhaps the smartest thing Ann Veneman, the agriculture secretary, has done since the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in Washington State last December is appoint a panel of international experts to assess the measures that need to be taken against the disease.
Eddie Jones has just completed the first day of a four-year stint in charge of the England team, and as the razor-sharp Tasmanian is almost as quick a study as Usain Bolt is a sprinter, he must already have realised that the worst thing he can possibly do is appoint a new red-rose captain for the long haul to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Peter Preston is appointed editor.
Its president is appointed by the mayor.
The cabinet is appointed by the president.
