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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Bondi was widely liked among her staff and other political appointees in the administration.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Trump himself made a brief but historic appearance in the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday to listen to the court, including a six-justice conservative majority and three of his own appointees, pepper an administration lawyer with tough questions about his effort to end birthright citizenship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The soonest Johnson could replace enough board members to possess a supermajority would be July, when Brewer, an appointee of former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the rest of the board’s terms expire.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
But this administration has been stacking the CDC — specifically the Office of the Director — with political appointees, around 18 or so at this point.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Trump himself made a brief but historic appearance in the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday to listen to the court, including a six-justice conservative majority and three of his own appointees, pepper an administration lawyer with tough questions about his effort to end birthright citizenship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The soonest Johnson could replace enough board members to possess a supermajority would be July, when Brewer, an appointee of former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the rest of the board’s terms expire.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
But this administration has been stacking the CDC — specifically the Office of the Director — with political appointees, around 18 or so at this point.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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