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  • verb Present participle of appoint.

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Examples

  • But he is clear about the PAD's central goal: cleaning up Thai politics and replacing it with a purer "New Politics", which he defines as appointing qualified and ethical people, from outside the tainted arena of politics, to be ministers.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • You are who you appoint, and in appointing the highly regarded Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal to replace Army Gen. David McKiernan, Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have signaled a ruthless desire both for victory and to kill or capture key al-Qaeda figures.

    Be Like Bush 2009

  • For example, in appointing Benjamin Cardozo in 1929, President Hoover was as concerned about the controversy over having three New York Justices on the Court as he was about having two Jewish Justices.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A New York Court? 2010

  • I'm now wondering whether part of the delay in appointing a NASA Administrator is the Obama Administration coming to realize certain advice it's been getting has other special interests in mind. me

    Former NASA Chief Of Staff Indicted - NASA Watch 2009

  • What is President Karzai's motivation in appointing council members who clearly lack legitimacy among the international community, civil society, and the general Afghan population?

    Azita Ranjbar: Including the Good and the Bad in the Afghan Peace Talks Azita Ranjbar 2010

  • He confirms that Eisenhower expressed his regrets in appointing Warren and Justice Brennan and described both appointments as big mistakes.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Supreme Court Justices Who Hadn’t Been Judges 2010

  • You are who you appoint, and in appointing the highly regarded Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal to replace Army Gen. David McKiernan, Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have signaled a ruthless desire both for victory and to kill or capture key al-Qaeda figures.

    Be Like Bush 2009

  • Despite a reported call by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution advising the president to reverse his decision in appointing Rahim-Mashaei as his top deputy, Ahmadinejad insisted that Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei would serve as the vice president.

    Iran Uprising Blogging: Week Of July 20 The Huffington Post News Team 2009

  • She wants to create governing boards that, she argues, will provide a broader perspective in appointing university leaders.

    Greek official: Financial restructuring on track Washington Post Editor 2010

  • What is President Karzai's motivation in appointing council members who clearly lack legitimacy among the international community, civil society, and the general Afghan population?

    Azita Ranjbar: Including the Good and the Bad in the Afghan Peace Talks Azita Ranjbar 2010

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