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
Recent Examples on the Web
The case has been working its way through the courts since March 2022, when District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, dismissed the government’s obstruction charge against Garret Miller.
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Before it was filled with DeSantis appointees early last year, the board — then composed of Disney supporters — agreed to give Disney control of Disney World’s design and construction.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The new appointees, most of whom come from the business community, are now subject to confirmation by the legislature.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Follow Election 2024 The same argument was rejected previously by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, who also concluded that Navarro’s Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination in his criminal case did not entitle him to hold onto property that belonged to a former employer.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Another Trump appointee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, also appeared skeptical that the doctors had standing.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
This means that DeSantis’ appointees are not beholden to the last-minute adjustments to the plan that Disney slid in place just before the takeover.
—Sabina Graves / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Three days later, Mr. Garland, following rules intended to insulate political appointees from accusations of election interference, announced his selection of Mr. Smith as a special counsel.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
His team has been preparing an overhaul of the federal government designed to install Trump loyalists in posts mostly occupied, during his first term, by nonpartisan civil servants and appointees who had no strong ideological affinity for Trumpism.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Before it was filled with DeSantis appointees early last year, the board — then composed of Disney supporters — agreed to give Disney control of Disney World’s design and construction.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The new appointees, most of whom come from the business community, are now subject to confirmation by the legislature.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Follow Election 2024 The same argument was rejected previously by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, who also concluded that Navarro’s Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination in his criminal case did not entitle him to hold onto property that belonged to a former employer.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Another Trump appointee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, also appeared skeptical that the doctors had standing.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
This means that DeSantis’ appointees are not beholden to the last-minute adjustments to the plan that Disney slid in place just before the takeover.
—Sabina Graves / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Three days later, Mr. Garland, following rules intended to insulate political appointees from accusations of election interference, announced his selection of Mr. Smith as a special counsel.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
His team has been preparing an overhaul of the federal government designed to install Trump loyalists in posts mostly occupied, during his first term, by nonpartisan civil servants and appointees who had no strong ideological affinity for Trumpism.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
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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
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