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Appoint
To designate, select, or assign authority to a position or an office.
Although sometimes used interchangeably, elect and appoint do not have the same meaning. Election refers to the selection of a public officer by the qualified voters of the community, and appointment refers to the selection of a public officer by one authorized by law to do so.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
appoint
to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006