appoint VERB
əˈpɔɪnt əˈpɔɪnt
1
to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility
appoint somebody They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
appoint somebody to something She has recently been appointed to the committee.
appoint somebody + noun| appoint somebody as something They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
appoint somebody to do something A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
2 [usually passive] appoint something (formal)
to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something
A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
Everyone was assembled at the appointed time.