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Six example sentences with appoint, each labelled with its topic.
The president will appoint his old college friend ambassador to France, a post usually given to career diplomats.
Politics
The board voted to appoint her as chief executive, the first woman to lead the company.
Business
The judge chose to appoint the girl's aunt as her legal guardian until she turned eighteen.
Law
In 1789 Washington had to appoint the first cabinet, choosing Jefferson to run foreign affairs.
History
The hospital board plans to appoint her head of nursing, the first time a nurse has run the department.
Medicine
Each government must appoint the head of its central bank, who then sets interest rates for years.
Economics
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Found in 2 published word listsAuthoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)
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