appoint; commission; designate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to appoint (someone to a position or office); to commission; to designate
formalFormal term used in official, legal, or organizational contexts. Often implies the conferring of authority or rank.
Zǒng总
tǒng统
wěi委
rèn任
tā他
wéi为
zhù驻
wài外
dà大
shǐ使
。
The president appointed him as ambassador abroad.
Gōng公
sī司
wěi委
rèn任
tā她
wéi为
xīn新
de的
xiàng项
mù目
jīng经
lǐ理
。
The company appointed her as the new project manager.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
fèn份
zhèng正
shì式
de的
wěi委
rèn任
zhuàng状
。
This is an official certificate of appointment.
Wěi委
yuán员
huì会
wěi委
rèn任
le了
yī一
gè个
tè特
bié别
xiǎo小
zǔ组
lái来
diào调
chá查
cǐ此
shì事
。
The committee commissioned a special task force to investigate the matter.