as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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Recent Examples of appointee
Prior to Garland's policy, however, political appointees were allowed to attend certain partisan events in their personal capacity with approval from the department.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
Four separate federal judges -- appointees of presidents from both parties -- had previously granted permanent restraining orders sought by the firms after determining the executive orders were unconstitutional.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The commissioners who appointed her should be forced to defend their appointee or question her judgment — one or the other.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
Four separate federal judges -- appointees of presidents from both parties -- had previously granted permanent restraining orders sought by the firms after determining the executive orders were unconstitutional.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The commissioners who appointed her should be forced to defend their appointee or question her judgment — one or the other.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
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Herrera, a Second Amendment activist with more than 4 million YouTube followers, is expected to be the GOP nominee for the district represented by Gonzales, who withdrew under pressure from House Republican leadership over an affair scandal.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Elle Fanning didn’t become an Oscar nominee overnight.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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The author notes that prediction markets produced inaccurate results in the Texas GOP Senate primary, where Polymarket declared a candidate the clear winner at 83% probability when the actual vote margin was narrow enough to force a runoff.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Husted said Randazzo was not FirstEnergy's preferred candidate for the job.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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