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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nommer
"Le conseil a décidé de le nommer directeur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To assign a job or role to someone.
"They have appointed a new director for the project."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'apointen', from Old French 'apointier', meaning 'to fix, settle, or arrange', originating from the Vulgar Latin phrase 'ad punctum' (to a point). Over time, the term shifted from general arrangement to specifically designating someone for an official position, office, or duty.
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nommer
Transliteration: nommer
"Le conseil a décidé de le nommer directeur."
ernennen
Transliteration: ernennen
"Sie wurde zur neuen Ministerin ernannt."
nominare
Transliteration: nominare
"Il comitato ha deciso di nominare un nuovo presidente."
nombrar
Transliteration: nombrar
"El presidente decidió nombrar a un nuevo embajador."
nomear
Transliteration: nomear
"Eles vão nomear um novo gerente amanhã."
नियुक्त करना
Transliteration: niyukt karna
"कंपनी ने एक नया निदेशक नियुक्त किया है।"
任命
Transliteration: rènmìng
"董事会决定任命他为新总经理。"
임명하다
Transliteration: im-myeong-ha-da
"그들은 새로운 팀장을 임명했다."
任命する
Transliteration: ninmei suru
"彼は新しい部長に任命された。"
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