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Charity got its first bad press the day the appointee pardoned the appointer for named, unnamed and presumably unnameable offenses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ashur, the great Lord, ruling supreme over the gods; the giver of sceptres and crowns; the appointer of sovereignty.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature by Anonymous

Diomed, who was rather ceremonious, had appointed a nomenclator, or appointer of places to each guest.

From Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Nous d�sirons que faites pratiquer Franciscus de Seckinghen si fait ne l'avez, pour l'avoir en notre service, et appointer de son traitement avec luy, ainsi que, par plusieurs fois, le vous avons �cript.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

The well-being of the country, with appointer and appointees, becomes a secondary consideration.

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various