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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Then-President George W. Bush's appointee as CPB board chairperson had accused PBS of liberal bias and was pressuring the network over specific programming choices.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 July 2025
Yet in 2020, The Associated Press has reported, several Trump appointees to a local review commission pushed the Fed to include more marble in the renovation.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Most of the grand-jury-level stench has emanated from gubernatorial appointees to Orlando-area boards.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Hamm oversaw federal funding streams for early childhood programs such as Head Start as a political appointee of former President Joe Biden.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 July 2025
Yet in 2020, The Associated Press has reported, several Trump appointees to a local review commission pushed the Fed to include more marble in the renovation.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Most of the grand-jury-level stench has emanated from gubernatorial appointees to Orlando-area boards.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Hamm oversaw federal funding streams for early childhood programs such as Head Start as a political appointee of former President Joe Biden.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
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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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