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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Its 29 appointees representing business, homeless services, academia, labor, faith communities and veterans were picked by Santana and Peter Laugharn, president and chief executive of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
In the first Trump administration, his appointees also skirted the law requiring keeping advisory meetings open to the public.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Aside from the Signal scandal, Hegseth is scrambling to deal with the fallout from the recent departure of four senior Pentagon appointees under murky circumstances.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
But the apparent 7-2 split, with the three Trump appointees all in the majority against the administration, has led the online right to step up their attacks.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
In the first Trump administration, his appointees also skirted the law requiring keeping advisory meetings open to the public.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Aside from the Signal scandal, Hegseth is scrambling to deal with the fallout from the recent departure of four senior Pentagon appointees under murky circumstances.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
But the apparent 7-2 split, with the three Trump appointees all in the majority against the administration, has led the online right to step up their attacks.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 2 May. 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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