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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That will happen in a public hearing May 6, when the city’s Housing and Commercial Loan Committee, an appointed board, will review applications from developers Nir Shoshani and Michael Swerdlow for up to $4 million each from federal housing money that’s allocated to the city every year.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The city’s Historic Preservation Commission, an appointed board, would need to sign off on major changes to a building’s exterior, for example.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The appointed board member's term would last until Nov. 22, 2027.
—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
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The city’s Historic Preservation Commission, an appointed board, would need to sign off on major changes to a building’s exterior, for example.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The appointed board member's term would last until Nov. 22, 2027.
—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
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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointed. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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