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appointed

[uh-poin-tid] / əˈpɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
named
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Initially appointed solely as Test coach, McCullum also assumed responsibility for the England white-ball teams at the beginning of this year.

From BBC

At the time of the 7 October attacks, she was a student and had just been appointed president of the Jewish Society at the University of Aberdeen.

From BBC

Bill Essayli, declining to dismiss indictments he has overseen but finding that he was not lawfully appointed.

From Los Angeles Times

After the initiative passed, Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, appointed the younger Reiner chairman of the First 5 commission overseeing disbursement of the funds.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Antelope Valley, the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station Community Advisory Committee has been roiled by allegations that a local Sheriff’s Department captain appointed a new member without other members’ approval.

From Los Angeles Times