(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
...his ~ as foreign minister in 1985.
N-VAR: usu with poss, oft N to/as n
2.
An ~ is a job or position of responsibility.
Mr Fay is to take up an ~ as a researcher with the Royal Society.
= post
N-COUNT
3.
If you have an ~ with someone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose.
She has an ~ with her accountant...
...a dental ~.
N-COUNT: oft N with n, N to-inf
4.
If something can be done by ~, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
Viewing is by ~ only.
PHRASE