#appointment__assignment__designation__naming  the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
  supertype:  decision__determination__conclusion  the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
  subtype:  nomination  the act of naming a candidate
  subtype:  co-option__co-optation  the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
  subtype:  delegacy  the appointment of a delegate
  subtype:  ordination__ordinance  the act of ordaining; "the priest's family was present for his ordination"
     subtype:  laying_on_of_hands  laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination

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