Thesaurus results for APPOINTEE

appointee

noun

ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē

Definition of appointee

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 There seemed to be a push-pull between career ICE staff and political appointees, the DHS official told the news organizations. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026 That means the next governor will gain direct control or control through appointees over developing and spending the education budget — including state and federal grants — and developing education policies. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The court, in a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting) ruled that the firing was legal, overturning the 91-year-old precedent in the process. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 This rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 grants political appointees unprecedented control over federal grantmaking, sidelining peer review. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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In addition to last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa being the most likely nominee, and overall favorite to win again, there are as many as six more viable contenders from the series that are in contention for the category this year.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
In 2020, Marshall defeated Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier by more than 11 percentage points, despite being out fundraised by a margin of more than four to one.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of nominee

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Under the current system, office holders targeted in a recall are barred from being a candidate to replace themselves in that same election.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
So did former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman Everton Blair, the only candidate who ran for a full term to also qualify in the special election.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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