appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 
ˌa-
1
: one who is appointed
2
: one to whom an estate is appointed
Examples of appointee in a Sentence
the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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Just appointees in Washington deciding who's in and who's out.
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Political appointees may soon have more control over the information and research coming out of the CDC under a proposal to add a separate science office atop the agency.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
26 June 2026
The nine board members, who need to have prior experience in economics, finance, or housing, are mayoral appointees and serve terms between two and four years.
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Time,
26 June 2026
That was one of the takeaways from recent probes into the condition and usage of federal buildings by a bipartisan board of presidential appointees tasked with evaluating the government’s real estate portfolio.
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AJC.com,
26 June 2026
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Political appointees may soon have more control over the information and research coming out of the CDC under a proposal to add a separate science office atop the agency.
—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
26 June 2026
The nine board members, who need to have prior experience in economics, finance, or housing, are mayoral appointees and serve terms between two and four years.
—
Chad De Guzman,
Time,
26 June 2026
That was one of the takeaways from recent probes into the condition and usage of federal buildings by a bipartisan board of presidential appointees tasked with evaluating the government’s real estate portfolio.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa-
1
: a person who is appointed to a position
2
: a person to whom property is appointed under a power of appointment
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