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/pˈaʊər əv əpˈɔɪntmənt/ Listen

Power of appointment

noun

Authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property.

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"Power of appointment" Quotes from Famous Books

... the defaulting collector of customs for the port of New York,—a case which figured prominently in the exciting Presidential canvass of 1840,—they would not trust Mr. Polk with the duty of naming the committee of investigation. The House itself exercised the power of appointment, to the great ...

— Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) • James Gillespie Blaine

... power of removal was a necessary incident to the power of appointment, and vested in the President by virtue of his power to appoint. It was claimed also on the same side that the President's duty to see the laws faithfully executed could not be discharged if subordinates could be kept in office against his will. In most cases the ...

— Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 • George Hoar

Words linked to "Power of appointment" : dominance, potency, authority, authorization, authorisation, say-so