appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 
ˌa-
1
: one who is appointed
2
: one to whom an estate is appointed
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the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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The new appointee was Joseph Mazzara, previously special counsel to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom Noem later tapped to serve as acting general counsel at DHS headquarters.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The Office of Management and Budget appointee could be a legislator from Northwest Indiana, Garten said.
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With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The federal court system has become increasingly conservative as a result of appointees from Republican administrations — possibly opening the door to new litigation.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The Office of Management and Budget appointee could be a legislator from Northwest Indiana, Garten said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The federal court system has become increasingly conservative as a result of appointees from Republican administrations — possibly opening the door to new litigation.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 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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