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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The new Supreme Court majority and the many Trump appointees to the lower federal courts have delivered numerous rulings cheered by traditional legal conservatives and MAGA activists alike.
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The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2024
Patronage appointees were often unqualified, from district attorneys and police commissioners to street cleaners and mail carriers.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2024
Patronage appointees were often unqualified, from district attorneys and police commissioners to street cleaners and mail carriers.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for appointee
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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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