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
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
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
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
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
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
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM