appointment-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of assigning a person to a non-elective job or position

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+event][+social][+official][+assignment][+to_job][-elective]
NOTE: refers to an agent's act of assigning someone to a job

Examples:
The president's appointment of Smith to his personal staff was unexpected.
Bob resented his boss's appointment of Mary as head of the task force.

Mappings:
PropBank: appointment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a prearranged meeting, date

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+event][+social][+meeting][+prearranged]

Examples:
I have an appointment at the hairdresser tomorrow at 2.
The patient missed three appointments with his psychiatrist.
This winery offers tastings by appointment only.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: furnishings or fixtures

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+entity][+artifact][+furnishings]
NOTE: usually occurs in the plural

Examples:
Their stateroom had handsome brass and mahogany appointments.
The monks rooms were very spartan in appointments. (few furnishings)

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: the person who is assigned to a non-elective position

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+entity][+person][+appointee]
NOTE: refers to the person

Examples:
Sally is the new appointment to the under-secretary of labor.
It is customary for the president's appointments to resign when the president leaves office.

Mappings:
PropBank: appointment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: a non-elective job or position

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+relation][+role][+job][-elective] [+activity][+social][+livelihood][-elective]
NOTE: refers to the job itself

Examples:
John has taken up an appointment as head of communications.
These appointments entail a lot of international travel with the chairman.

Mappings:
PropBank: appointment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: legal authority transferred to one, granting the power to dispense property

Commentary: APPOINTMENT[+state][+legal][+authority][+transferred][+to_dispense][+property] [+event][+legal][+authorized][+dispensation][+property]

Examples:
Management of her trust was given by appointment to a private bank.
They gave him power of appointment over the estate.

Mappings:
PropBank: appointment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM