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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Johnson appointed 11 of the 21 board members — including a member hastily named to fill a vacancy seemingly just for this vote — yet three of his appointees voted in opposition to his wishes.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
As a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire her.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
By firing Powell, whose term isn’t set to end until 2038, Trump would be able to replace her with a new board member who would be willing to do the president’s bidding and have a majority of the Fed board be made up of his appointees.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Adriana Kugler, another Biden appointee, announced an early resignation in August.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
As a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire her.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
By firing Powell, whose term isn’t set to end until 2038, Trump would be able to replace her with a new board member who would be willing to do the president’s bidding and have a majority of the Fed board be made up of his appointees.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Adriana Kugler, another Biden appointee, announced an early resignation in August.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 27 Aug. 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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