- present participle of appoint.
appointing
Example Sentences
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Appointing O'Neill can only be one part of a bigger jigsaw.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Appointing an executor: Your father’s death renders your stepmother’s power of attorney void.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025
Appointing both as co-CEOs helps to solve that challenge in the short-term, said Gulati, the Harvard professor who recently wrote a leadership book, “How to Be Bold.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
Appointing a Secretary of Education would not change this.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023
Daniel Webster: The Appointing and Removing Power, 1835 Then Daniel Webster stated in rather extended form the conclusion that the Senate should share in the removing proceedings.
From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence