APPOINTS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

appoints

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present tense third-person singular of appoint

as in chooses

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority at the appointed hour we were in our places

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as in nominates

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty was appointed to the council on national security

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Recent Examples of appoints Under the law, the governor appoints the nine regents of each system — with the consent of the Texas Senate — for staggered terms. —

Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026 The county executive also appoints people to fill vacancies throughout county government, attends Legislature meetings as a non-voting member, investigates internal issues and transfers staffers between departments. —

Ilana Arougheti may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 Under a system of mayoral control, the mayor appoints the chancellor and majority of members of the PEP, an oversight body that authorizes school openings and closures. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 Usually when there’s a vacancy, the governor appoints the new judge, who must face voter approval at the next election, then stand for reelection every six years. —

John Seiler, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026 Terms for five of its 16 members expired in January, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, which appoints members, has not announced replacements. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 If someone dies without a will (known as dying intestate), a court appoints an administrator—often a spouse or close relative—to settle the estate. —

Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026 But in the end, Walt does what’s best for the school and appoints Dylan as the dean of faculty. —

Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 The governor also appoints two student trustees and a faculty trustee, while the CSU Alumni Council appoints an alumni trustee. —

Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026

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If Starmer chooses to step aside, or is ousted, his successor would become Britain’s sixth prime minister in seven years.

— Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
But where the décor favors restraint, the food chooses extravagance.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026