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
The consequences are playing out in real time, as political candidates, appointees, and activists have witnessed campaigns affected, nominations derailed, and futures transformed.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayoral appointees will be moved under the mayor’s office budget rather than being spread out among various departments.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
The investor and industrialist Andrew Mellon enjoyed a lengthy tenure as Treasury secretary—a forerunner to Trump’s Treasury appointees, Steven Mnuchin and Scott Bessent, both of them recruited straight from Wall Street.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Vought was a key figure in the work of Project 2025, the coalition of conservative groups that created a roadmap and recruited future appointees for the next Republican administration.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayoral appointees will be moved under the mayor’s office budget rather than being spread out among various departments.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
The investor and industrialist Andrew Mellon enjoyed a lengthy tenure as Treasury secretary—a forerunner to Trump’s Treasury appointees, Steven Mnuchin and Scott Bessent, both of them recruited straight from Wall Street.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Vought was a key figure in the work of Project 2025, the coalition of conservative groups that created a roadmap and recruited future appointees for the next Republican administration.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
Noun
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Check out the list of TikTok Awards nominees below.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Just one day after Biden ended his campaign, Harris had secured the support of enough delegates needed to become the nominee.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has been declared the next mayor of New York City, according to NBC News and CNN.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In exchange for Lee burying the Indian Head Hills land-deal story — which, on paper, looked like a candidate taking a bribe from Trip and the Nazis — Donald agrees to give up the land.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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