political appointment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandappointment
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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appointment
noun
uk/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/us/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/
a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandappointmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In no way should it be apoliticalappointmentor a perk.
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The appointment will not be in any sense apoliticalappointment.
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I asked whether he thought his was apoliticalappointment, and he refused to reply.
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This is of course apoliticalappointment—no more, and no less.
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I deny that this is apoliticalappointment.
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It is not apoliticalappointment; there is no contention of that sort.
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This judge is there on what is a straightpoliticalappointment.
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No one thought that that was apoliticalappointment; it was made after careful vetting.
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There is the allegation that the new chairman might or will be apoliticalappointment.
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The previous governor was a high-profilepoliticalappointment.
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Apoliticalappointmentmight perhaps be the appointment of a politician.
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Its chief executive will be apoliticalappointment, making him or her one of the most powerful unelected figures in the land.
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Every one of them was apoliticalappointment.
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Nobody can say that that was other than apoliticalappointment.
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We can only look upon this as apoliticalappointment.
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The appointment of its present chairman was very much criticised as apoliticalappointment.
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Will it be apoliticalappointment, or will he be a good, independent man with independent views, with the support of the industry?
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I certainly do not regard this as apoliticalappointment.
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But this will not be apoliticalappointment.
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We have always, in forming constitutions, endeavoured to make the judges independent both ofpoliticalappointmentand of political tenure of office.
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