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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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday announced that the district’s school board will be removed and replaced with state appointees. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025 The consequences are playing out in real time, as political candidates, appointees, and activists have witnessed campaigns affected, nominations derailed, and futures transformed. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025 Mayoral appointees will be moved under the mayor’s office budget rather than being spread out among various departments. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025 The investor and industrialist Andrew Mellon enjoyed a lengthy tenure as Treasury secretary—a forerunner to Trump’s Treasury appointees, Steven Mnuchin and Scott Bessent, both of them recruited straight from Wall Street. Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for appointee

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 27 Oct. 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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