also: たくよう
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
selection; appointment; picking out
Formal term for selecting and appointing a person to a position, often from among many candidates. Used in official or literary contexts.
新部長の擢用は来月発表される。
The appointment of the new department head will be announced next month.
彼はそのプロジェクトのリーダーに擢用された。
He was selected as the leader of the project.