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 The new rules would give individual political appointees power to hide competitive grant opportunities from the public so only those with direct knowledge could apply. —

Remy Dou, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 Under Miami-Dade rules, an appointee to a vacant commission seat must face voters at the next regular county election. —

Douglas Hanks june 9, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026 Most recently, the administration proposed changing the way scientific grants are awarded so political appointees retain tighter control of research conducted with federal funds. —

Isabella Cueto, STAT, 9 June 2026 Three federal health employees later told me political appointees had watered down the original language. —

Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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Even though 2025 writing/directing nominees Hacks, Abbott, and The Bear should all draw plenty of support once again, both the Writing for a Comedy and Directing for a Comedy categories have recognized at least one first-year show in 11 of the last 12 years.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 June 2026