The difference between Appointment and Dismissal
When used as nouns, appointment means the act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust, whereas dismissal means the act of sending someone away.
check bellow for the other definitions of Appointment and Dismissal
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Appointment as a noun:
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
Examples:
"His appointment was deemed suitable"
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Appointment as a noun:
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
Examples:
"the appointment of treasurer"
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Appointment as a noun:
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
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Appointment as a noun:
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
Examples:
"They made an appointment to meet at six."
"I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment."
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Appointment as a noun (religion):
Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
Examples:
"To submit to the divine appointments."
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Appointment as a noun (law):
The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
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Appointment as a noun (government):
The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
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Appointment as a noun (now, _, in the plural):
Equipment, furniture.
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Appointment as a noun (US):
A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
Examples:
"to have an appointment'"
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Appointment as a noun (obsolete):
The allowance paid to a public officer.
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Dismissal as a noun:
The act of sending someone away.
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Dismissal as a noun:
Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
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Dismissal as a noun:
A written or spoken statement of such an act.
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Dismissal as a noun:
Release from confinement; liberation.
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Dismissal as a noun:
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
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Dismissal as a noun (legal):
The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
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Dismissal as a noun (cricket):
The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.