appointed
adjective
ap·point·ed
ə-ˈpȯin-təd 
1
: chosen for a particular job
an appointed official
2
: officially fixed or set
at the appointed time
3
: provided with complete and usually appropriate or elegant furnishings and equipment
a beautifully appointed room
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The appointed board member's term would last until Nov. 22, 2027.
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Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
When this happens, state law requires either for the school to be closed or for state officials to replace the school board with an appointed board of managers.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
After the recommendation of approval from the hearing examiner, the rezoning petition will go before the nine-member Metropolitan Development Commission, an appointed board of real estate and development experts who will weigh whether or not the data center campus is a good use for the land.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
Housing activist Cedric Dean and community leader Bobby Drakeford, who briefly served as an appointed representative in the state house last fall, both contributed to her campaign.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
The last appointed attorney general, Richard Doran, had been deputy to Bob Butterworth, who resigned to run for state Senate in 2002.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
But that’s already the case with the appointed CEO, said Fernando Guerra, director for the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, who supports the measure.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
The appointed board member's position is not paid but requires 40 hours per month for the first six weeks and 15 hours per month after that.
—Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
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Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
When this happens, state law requires either for the school to be closed or for state officials to replace the school board with an appointed board of managers.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
After the recommendation of approval from the hearing examiner, the rezoning petition will go before the nine-member Metropolitan Development Commission, an appointed board of real estate and development experts who will weigh whether or not the data center campus is a good use for the land.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
Housing activist Cedric Dean and community leader Bobby Drakeford, who briefly served as an appointed representative in the state house last fall, both contributed to her campaign.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
The last appointed attorney general, Richard Doran, had been deputy to Bob Butterworth, who resigned to run for state Senate in 2002.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
But that’s already the case with the appointed CEO, said Fernando Guerra, director for the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, who supports the measure.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
The appointed board member's position is not paid but requires 40 hours per month for the first six weeks and 15 hours per month after that.
—Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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