Appoint
/əˈpɔɪnt/
To appoint means to officially choose someone for a specific job or role, like when a principal selects a student to lead a school project.
Examples
- The principal decided to appoint a student council president to lead the school meetings and represent the voices of all the students, ensuring everyone had a say in important decisions.
- During our science project, we chose to appoint Sarah as the team leader because of her excellent organizational skills and ability to keep everyone focused on our goals.
- In order to improve our neighborhood, the community decided to appoint volunteers to organize events that would help clean up the parks and encourage more people to get involved.
Synonyms
assign
select
designate
choose
nominate
pick
Antonyms
remove
dismiss
reject
Practice in the app →