appointer
Assigns a role
An appointer is a person or authority who appoints—who assigns someone to a position or office.
The term appears most often in legal and administrative contexts: The appointer designated three trustees for the estate.
It emphasizes the active role of the one making the selection, as distinct from the appointee who receives it.
One who decides
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- electorEnfranchised citizen
- chooserOne who selects
- assessorOne who estimates value
evaluator · adjudicator · nominator · designator · commissioner · recruiter · hiring manager · committee
Supreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- regentInterim throne holder
- governorState's chief executive
chancellor · emperor · potentate · czar · overlord · magnate · tycoon · premier
Rank increase or publicity
- elevationHeight above reference point
- prefermentPromotion to higher rank
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- progressionSequential forward movement
succession · rise · ascent · recognition · breakthrough · upgrade · posting · assignment
judge
One who decides
assessor · evaluator · adjudicator · nominator · designator · commissioner · recruiter · hiring manager · committee · panel
sovereign
Supreme in power
governor · chancellor · emperor · potentate · czar · overlord · magnate · tycoon · premier · commander
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- elevationHeight above reference point
- prefermentPromotion to higher rank
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
progression · succession · rise · ascent · recognition · breakthrough · upgrade · posting · assignment · placement
candidate
Person seeking selection
choice · pick · applicant · contender · prospect · delegate · representative · successor · replacement · assignee
appointerappointee
Person named to position
nominee · candidate · designee · selectee · chosen one
appointerdismisser
One who sends away
remover · terminator · deposer · firer · discharger
- doctor's appointment
- political appointeeOfficial chosen by elected leader
- doctor appointmentScheduled visit to physician
- appointment bookPlanner for scheduled meetings
- by appointmentRequiring prior arrangement
- by appointment only
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