The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - appointmentn.

1) meeting, date, rendezvous, engagement; assignation, tryst: You are again late for your appointment. 2) nomination, election; assignment, designation; selection, choice: We fully approve of his appointment as chairman. 3) job, position, post, situation, office, place, assignment, Colloq berth, slot: He got the appointment as manager.