appointing
Selecting for position
Appointing is the act of designating someone to a position or office: The president is appointing a new ambassador.
It can also mean setting or establishing something officially: appointing a time for the meeting.
The word emphasizes the authority of the person making the selection rather than any process of election or application.
Designating for a purpose
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- entrustingGiving for safekeeping
- taskingAllocating work to someone
- chargingRestoring electrical power
deputizing · mandating · delegating · empowering · authorizing · detailing · posting · seconding
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
accreditation · warrant · license · charter · commission · investiture · vesting · conferring
Formally suggesting someone
- designatingFormally identifying or assigning
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- selectingPicking from options
- namingAssigning a label
picking · tapping · singling out · handpicking · shortlisting · vetting · endorsing · recommending
Serving in appointed position
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- directorshipRole leading an organization
- chairmanshipPosition of presiding officer
- presidencyChief executive's office
governorship · ambassadorship · judgeship · stewardship · trusteeship · custodianship · wardenship · headship
State of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- chargeCost or accusation
- rolePosition or part
function · incumbency · tenure · term · office · portfolio · brief · remit
assigning
Designating for a purpose
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- entrustingGiving for safekeeping
- taskingAllocating work to someone
charging · deputizing · mandating · delegating · empowering · authorizing · detailing · posting · seconding · dispatching
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- authorizationFormal permission granted
sanction · accreditation · warrant · license · charter · commission · investiture · vesting · conferring · granting
nominating
Formally suggesting someone
- designatingFormally identifying or assigning
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- selectingPicking from options
naming · picking · tapping · singling out · handpicking · shortlisting · vetting · endorsing · recommending · proposing
officeholding
Serving in appointed position
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- directorshipRole leading an organization
- chairmanshipPosition of presiding officer
presidency · governorship · ambassadorship · judgeship · stewardship · trusteeship · custodianship · wardenship · headship · chancellorship
responsibility
State of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- chargeCost or accusation
role · function · incumbency · tenure · term · office · portfolio · brief · remit · purview
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- assigningassigning, allocating, attributing, crediting, delegating
- royal powersruling, sovereign rights, royal assent, royal decree, royal decrees
- HR verbshiring, staffing, recruiting, training, onboarding
appointingdismissing
Removing from position
removing · firing · discharging · terminating · ousting