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
Many of these appointees do not know how to manage large organizations.
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Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
By the law Indiana lawmakers passed this session, the commission can conduct business with six Indiana appointees.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Career civil servants expect to carry out appointees’ instructions, and are under legal and ethical obligations to do so.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Right now, that appointee is former player Jon Runyan, per the league’s website.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
By the law Indiana lawmakers passed this session, the commission can conduct business with six Indiana appointees.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Career civil servants expect to carry out appointees’ instructions, and are under legal and ethical obligations to do so.
—Yvonne Zylan, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Right now, that appointee is former player Jon Runyan, per the league’s website.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
Noun
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Senate Republicans typically confirm nominees based on the White House’s priority levels.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Voters will choose between Democratic nominee XP Lee, a former Brooklyn Park City Council member, and Republican nominee Ruth Bittner, a real estate agent.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The sixth woman of the year candidate has scored 24, 21, and 18 points in the last three games against the Valkyries and has routinely been the spark plug for Minnesota in stopping the Golden State’s runs.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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