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任命 — meaning in English

ninmei

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English meaning

  • appointment noun A prearranged meeting at a specific time.
  • assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  • constitute verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.

Senses

任命 is used for these senses in English:

  • appointment The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
  • appointment (government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
  • assign (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
  • constitute (transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
  • place (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.

appointment — full definition

  1. noun A prearranged meeting at a specific time.
  2. noun The act of officially choosing someone for a job or position, or the position itself.

assign — full definition

  1. verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  2. verb To transfer property, a right, or a value to someone or something else.

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