Appointed
Appointed adjective - Selected for a job.
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Synonyms for Appointed
Founded and appointed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Founded" instead a verb "Appointed".
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- Wittenberg was a middling town in Saxony until a new university was founded there in 1502, and soon after that a certain Martin Luther was appointed one of the professors of theology there.
Source: Suddenly Significant City -
Appointed VP in 2009, under Bingu wa Mutharika, she got into serious policy disputes with the President—mostly involving much-needed reforms and his alienation of donor countries—and founded a breakaway political party to support her.
Source: Iron Lady -
It's strongly implied he only got the position because of his lineage, since the Maxsons founded the Brotherhood and he was appointed by the Lost Hills Elders and actually wields less power than them and is implied to be taking orders from them, strongly implying he's actually a Puppet King.
Source: Nepotism
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