Appointed
Appointed adjective - Fixed or established especially by order or command.
Usage example: "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
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Synonyms for Appointed
Settled is a synonym for appointed in decided topic. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead the word "Appointed" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like scheduled.
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Several of Valentin Pikul's novels are set in this period, most notably Cruisers, starring Russian naval officers, and Wealth, where an idealistic journalist is appointed the governor of Kamchatka, which is barely settled, full of Corrupt Hicks and dangerously close to Japan.
- The Devil's Advocate may have been appointed to provide this viewpoint, or may be stalling for time, but in the truest sense of the trope is attempting to leave the argument having settled on the best possible result, even if that result is different from their preferred result.
Source: Devil's Advocate
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