Appointment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement. Decree; direction; established order or constitutio. (Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
Example sentence: Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Designation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.
Example sentence: Leave me to the thing I love. I love acting. But being called 'the greatest living actress' - a designation not even my mother would sanction - is the opposite of good or valuable or useful. It is a curse for a working actor.