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The correct spelling is appointed.
How to pronounce appointed
/əˈpɔɪntɪd/
verbIPA: /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
Say it like: App-oyn-ted
The correct spelling is appointed. To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement. For example: "In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position."
Usage Examples
“In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- 2.To name (someone to a post or role).
- 3.To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
- 4.To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
- 5.To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
adjective
- 1.(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
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