01 adj. having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with elected.
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1.
having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with elected.
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2.
fixed or established by order or command.
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3.
provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a tasteful kind.
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4.
selected for a duty or job
Syn.
decreed, ordained, prescribed.