noun (n)

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position(noun.act)

  Example:
  The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee.
  

  Synonym:
  assignment, designation, naming
  

  source: wordnet30
• a meeting arranged in advance(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  date, engagement
  

  source: wordnet30
• (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  fitting
  

  source: wordnet30
• a person who is appointed to a job or position(noun.person)

  Synonym:
  appointee
  

  source: wordnet30
• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed(noun.act)

  Example:
  He applied for an appointment in the treasury.
  

  source: wordnet30
• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment(noun.act)

  Example:
  She allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.(noun)

  source: webster1913