Appointment
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Appointment may refer to:
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Law
- Power of appointmentPower of appointmentA power of appointment is a term most frequently used in the law of wills to describe the ability of the testator to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will. Although any person can exercise this power at any time during their life, its use is...
, the legal ability of a testator to select another person to dispose of the testator's property - Recess appointmentRecess appointmentA recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...
, a method of filling vacancies under U.S. federal law - Appointment, a form of Royal WarrantRoyal WarrantRoyal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending prestige to the supplier...
- List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Appointment and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United StatesAppointment and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United StatesThe appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition. Justices are appointed by the President of the United States, and must be...
- Appointment and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States
- Judicial appointments in CanadaJudicial appointments in CanadaCanada is a federation composed of a federal government and of 10 provinces and 3 territories. There are two levels of courts in each province or territory : superior courts appointed by the federal government, and a provincial or territorial court appointed by the province or territory.Judicial...
- Warrant of AppointmentWarrant of AppointmentA Warrant of Appointment is the official document presented by the President of Ireland to persons upon appointment to certain high offices of State, signed by the President and bearing the Official Seal of the President. Warrants are presented, among others, to judges, the Attorney General, the...
, an official document presented by the President of Ireland to persons upon appointment to certain offices
Religion
- Papal appointmentPapal appointmentPapal appointment is the oldest method for the selection of the pope. Papal selection before 1059 was often characterized by appointment by secular European rulers or by their predecessors...
, the oldest method for the selection of the pope - Appointment of Catholic bishopsAppointment of Catholic bishopsThe appointment of bishops in the Catholic Church is a complicated process. Outgoing bishops, neighbouring bishops, the faithful, the apostolic nuncio, various members of the Roman Curia, and the pope all have a role in the selection...
- Appointment of Church of England bishopsAppointment of Church of England bishopsThe appointment of Church of England diocesan bishops follows a somewhat convoluted process, reflecting the church's traditional tendency towards compromise and ad hoc solutions, traditional ambiguity between hierarchy and democracy, and traditional role as a semi-autonomous state church...
- Letter of appointment in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history
Others
- Appointment to the Order of CanadaAppointment to the Order of CanadaAppointment into the Order of Canada is the process by which Canadians citizens or certain foreign persons are inducted into Canada's highest civilian honour within the country's system of honours...
- Court appointmentCourt appointmentCourt appointments are the traditional positions within a royal, ducal, or noble household. In the early medieval period, when such households were established, most court officials had either domestic or military duties; the monarch's closest advisers were those who served in the household...
, one of the traditional positions within a royal, ducal, or noble household - The AppointmentThe AppointmentThe Appointment is a 1969 psychological drama from director Sidney Lumet and writer James Salter, based on the story by Antonio Leonviola.-Plot synopsis:...
, a 1969 psychological drama - The Appointment (novel)The Appointment (novel)The Appointment is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Herta Müller, published in German in 1997. The novel, one of several for which the author was known when winning the Nobel in 2009, was published in English by Metropolitan Books and Picador, a Macmillan imprint, in 2001...
, published in German in 1997 and in English in 2001 - Appointment, a means of funding Postdoctoral research