Interview vs. Appointment

Interviewnoun

(obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

Appointmentnoun

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

‘His appointment was deemed suitable’;

Interviewnoun

Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official nature.

Appointmentnoun

The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed

‘the appointment of treasurer’;

Interviewnoun

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.

‘The reporter gave the witness an interview.’;

Appointmentnoun

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.

Interviewnoun

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.

‘It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.’;

Appointmentnoun

An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.

‘They made an appointment to meet at six.’; ‘I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.’;

Interviewnoun

An audition.

Appointmentnoun

(religion) Decree; direction; established order or constitution.

‘To submit to the divine appointments.’;

Interviewnoun

A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

Appointmentnoun

(law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

Interviewverb

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

‘He interviewed the witness.’; ‘The witness was interviewed.’;

Appointmentnoun

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

Interviewverb

To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

Appointmentnoun

Equipment, furniture.

Interviewnoun

A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.

Appointmentnoun

(US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.

‘to have an appointment’;

Interviewnoun

A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited.

Appointmentnoun

(obsolete) The allowance paid to a public officer.

Interviewverb

To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication.

Appointmentnoun

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

Interviewnoun

the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists;

‘my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds’;

Appointmentnoun

The state of being appointed to som service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.

Interviewnoun

a conference (usually with someone important);

‘he had a consultation with the judge’; ‘he requested an audience with the king’;

Appointmentnoun

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.

Interviewverb

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

Appointmentnoun

Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.

‘According to the appointment of the priests.’;

Interviewverb

discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation;

‘We interviewed the job candidates’;

Appointmentnoun

The exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

Interviewverb

go for an interview in the hope of being hired;

‘The job candidate interviewed everywhere’;

Appointmentnoun

Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.

‘The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments.’; ‘I'll prove it in my shackles, with these handsVoid of appointment, that thou liest.’;

Interviewnoun

a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.

Appointmentnoun

An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; - properly only in the plural.

‘An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary.’;

Interviewnoun

a conversation between a journalist or radio or television presenter and a person of public interest, used as the basis of a broadcast or publication

‘a half-hour interview with the prime minister’;

Appointmentnoun

A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

Interviewnoun

an oral examination of an applicant for a job, college place, etc.

‘I am pleased to advise you that you have been selected for interview’;

Appointmentnoun

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;

‘the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee’;

Interviewnoun

a session of formal questioning of a person by the police.

Appointmentnoun

a meeting arranged in advance;

‘she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date’;

Interviewverb

hold an interview with (someone)

‘she was interviewed by a reporter from the Daily News’; ‘police are keen to interview two men seen nearby’;

Appointmentnoun

(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

Interviewverb

perform (well or badly) at an interview.

Appointmentnoun

a person who is appointed to a job or position

Interview

An interview is essentially a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers. In common parlance, the word refers to a one-on-one conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee.

‘interview’;

Appointmentnoun

the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed;

‘he applied for an appointment in the treasury’;

Appointmentnoun

(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment;

‘she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment’;