appointee

noun

ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 

ˌa-

1

: one who is appointed

2

: one to whom an estate is appointed

Synonyms of appointee

• nominee
• candidate

Examples of appointee in a Sentence

the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, in February this year, the FDA shockingly refused to review Moderna’s application for mRNA-1010—a decision made by political appointee Vinay Prasad over objections by FDA staff. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026

Counting Warsh, the president would have three appointees on the seven-member board, including Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman from his first term. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

Baker was reelected by beating Democrat Jay Gonzalez, a former Patrick appointee. —Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

The same judges, who are mostly Trump appointees, refused to grant Anthropic a stay to prevent the ruling from taking effect. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for appointee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

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