Appointed
Appointed adjective - Selected for a job.
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Synonyms for Appointed
Wanted and appointed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead a verb "Appointed".
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He was actually appointed by the state government, rather than elected by the town, mainly because the previous sheriff had been murdered and nobody in Rock Ridge wanted to be the replacement.
Source: The Sheriff -
He also seemed to get plenty of respect until a he decided he wanted to be a Questor, which was generally considered to be an outdated tradition with no appointed Questors for decades.
Source: All of the Other Reindeer -
Richard really wanted to be appointed Lord Protector by Henry VI, and his ambitions only grew after Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester and William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk wound up dead after losing control of the Protectorate.
Source: Useful Notes / Wars of the Roses
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