appointee

noun

ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
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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Instead, the Department of Health and Human Services is filling with political appointees whose views of vaccines run less obviously counter to evidence than Kennedy’s. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 May 2025 Working alongside institutionalists like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, and through appointees like Gary Cohn and H. R. McMaster, his Administration kicked off with a familiarly wonkish feel. Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025 The three-judge panel that heard the arguments included two Trump appointees, Judges Justin Walker and Gregory Katsas, and one Biden appointee, Judge Florence Pan. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025 Unqualified appointees who can’t ascend to political power based on their merits have little choice but to stick with the leader. Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for appointee

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of appointee was in 1768

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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appointee. Accessed 26 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office

Legal Definition

appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa- How to pronounce appointee (audio)
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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