Definition of "appointing" []

• Present participle of appoint. (verb)

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• "But he is clear about the PAD's central goal: cleaning up Thai politics and replacing it with a purer "New Politics", which he defines as appointing qualified and ethical people, from outside the tainted arena of politics, to be ministers."
• "You are who you appoint, and in appointing the highly regarded Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal to replace Army Gen. David McKiernan, Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have signaled a ruthless desire both for victory and to kill or capture key al-Qaeda figures."
• "She wants to create governing boards that, she argues, will provide a broader perspective in appointing university leaders."