Appoint and Judge

Appoint

Appoint verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.

Judge and appoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Judge" instead a verb "Appoint".

Judge

Judge verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

Appoint and judge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appoint" instead a verb "Judge".

Common collocations

people appoint people judge people
god appoint god judge god
someone appoint someone judge someone
mother appoint mother judge mother
Other words: anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Erica: Regardless of whom he's taking out, you can't appoint yourself judge, jury, and executioner.
  • Film / Johnny Guitar Kangaroo Court: The townsfolk and cattle barons form a "posse" self appointed vigilantes who appoint themselves judge, jury and executioner and lynch their captives regardless of degree or kind of crime, or sufficient evidence: Johnny Guitar: A posse isn't people.
  • The Wonka In a nutshell: The exiting Mayor of New York had to appoint a judge before he left office.
    Source: The Wonka
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