power of appointment

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power of appointment Meaning of "power of appointment"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property

Usage(s):

  1. The Governor's power of appointment has given Hague control of key positions up down the State, but the Legislature is traditionally Republican.
  2. Those who have the power of appointment have long known of Mayor Chandler's intention.
  3. Presidents appoint federal judges, but since Senators can blackball any candidate from their home state, they have the real power of appointment.
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