n.

1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;
   assignment, designation, naming
   
   • the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
2. a meeting arranged in advance;
   date, engagement
   
   • she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
3. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel);
   fitting
4. a person who is appointed to a job or position;
   appointee
5. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
   
   • he applied for an appointment in the treasury
6. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
   
   • she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment