Thesaurus results for APPOINTEE

appointee

noun

ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē

as in nominee

one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet

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Recent Examples of appointee No Republican is currently listed to run for District 14 in November, although the Republican Party can choose to fill the vacancy with an appointee. —

Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Khamenei relied on the Expediency Discernment Council to reduce the powers of the reformist-majority parliament and pressure it to approve the chief justice’s six appointees to the Guardian Council. —

Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 Both appointees have history with Kahane. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026 The appointee, who must pledge not to run for a full term this fall, will be replaced by the winner of the general election in November. —

Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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In 2016, voters making less than $30,00 favored Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by 13 percentage points over Trump, while in 2024 Trump lost those low-income voters to former Vice President Kamala Harris by just 4 percentage points, according to exit polls.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Former Democratic White House nominee John Kerry also frequently got himself in trouble by going out on hunting expeditions attempting to connect to gun owners and hunters.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026