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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Senate considers confirming the governor's appointees.
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2023
Two of the five Supreme Court justices who ruled against the state were Republican appointees.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
After voting last year to slash rooftop solar incentives for single-family homes, Newsom’s appointees on the Public Utilities Commission may soon do the same for multifamily homes, Canary Media’s Jeff St. John reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
The DeSantis appointees are now challenging the legality of the agreements in state court.
—CBS News, 4 Sep. 2023
The sentence was handed down by US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee who also sentenced Pezzola earlier in the day and applied a terrorism enhancement in both cases.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee who also sentenced Pezzola earlier in the day and applied a terrorism enhancement in both cases.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
Members of the House Freedom Caucus have threatened to use the Holman rule to target a number of President Joe Biden’s appointees and other federal employees.
—Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
Despite a proclivity for political activism (naturally, as his father was an Obama appointee and aide), Chance remains remarkably nonabrasive, promoting God-policy over lockstep partisanship.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2023
Two of the five Supreme Court justices who ruled against the state were Republican appointees.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
After voting last year to slash rooftop solar incentives for single-family homes, Newsom’s appointees on the Public Utilities Commission may soon do the same for multifamily homes, Canary Media’s Jeff St. John reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
The DeSantis appointees are now challenging the legality of the agreements in state court.
—CBS News, 4 Sep. 2023
The sentence was handed down by US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee who also sentenced Pezzola earlier in the day and applied a terrorism enhancement in both cases.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee who also sentenced Pezzola earlier in the day and applied a terrorism enhancement in both cases.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
Members of the House Freedom Caucus have threatened to use the Holman rule to target a number of President Joe Biden’s appointees and other federal employees.
—Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
Despite a proclivity for political activism (naturally, as his father was an Obama appointee and aide), Chance remains remarkably nonabrasive, promoting God-policy over lockstep partisanship.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office
Legal Definition
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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