to choose someone for a job or position of responsibility
- appoint somebody They have appointed a new principal at my son's school.
- appoint somebody to something She has recently been appointed to the committee.
- appoint somebody + noun appoint somebody as something They appointed him (as) captain of the math team.
- appoint somebody to do something A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
[usually passive] appoint something (formal) to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something
- A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
- Everyone was assembled at the appointed time.