A power of appointment is a term most frequently used in the law of wills to describe the ability of the testator (the person writing the will) to select a person who will be given ...

appointment power The Constitution (Article 2, Section 2) gives the President the power to nominate and, with the advice and consent of the Senate,

A person appointed but not yet in office is a designate. The power of appointment, in law, is the ability of a testator to select another person to dispose of the testator's property ...

A power that is conferred upon a donee to dispose of the donor's property by nominating and selecting one or more third-parties to receive it.

A donee’s power, once authorized by the donor, to name the beneficiaries of the donor’s property or income. The donee may not select anyone other than him- or herself.