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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The remaining seven seats are composed of state officials and governor and Legislature appointees.
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The federal government's day-to-day operations are carried out by nonpartisan workers with some federal agencies led by political appointees.
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Wells pointed out that several Democratic members of Congress, including New Mexico’s Heinrich, in early September had raised concerns about the influence of political appointees in the Energy Department to cancel funding of projects in May.
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Legislature Chair DaRon McGee would first appoint a temporary replacement to run the county until the county legislature either approved that appointee within 30 days or appointed someone else.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The federal government's day-to-day operations are carried out by nonpartisan workers with some federal agencies led by political appointees.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Wells pointed out that several Democratic members of Congress, including New Mexico’s Heinrich, in early September had raised concerns about the influence of political appointees in the Energy Department to cancel funding of projects in May.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Legislature Chair DaRon McGee would first appoint a temporary replacement to run the county until the county legislature either approved that appointee within 30 days or appointed someone else.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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