appointee

noun

ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
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. 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of appointee was in 1768

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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office

Legal Definition

appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa- How to pronounce appointee (audio)
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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