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
Trump fired Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, another Biden appointee on the commission, in March without giving an explanation.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
In recent months, courts have considered challenges to Trump's removal of Democratic appointees at agencies including the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
All appointees to the Federal Reserve board go through Senate approval.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The majority in yesterday's 2–1 panel ruling consisted of Judges Patricia Millett and Cornelia Pillard, both Obama appointees.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
In recent months, courts have considered challenges to Trump's removal of Democratic appointees at agencies including the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
All appointees to the Federal Reserve board go through Senate approval.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The majority in yesterday's 2–1 panel ruling consisted of Judges Patricia Millett and Cornelia Pillard, both Obama appointees.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
Noun
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But only a handful of his nominees have been confirmed by the Senate because of resistance from Democrats.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Winning statewide in Texas will be a challenge for whomever the Democratic nominee is.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jim Walden, independent candidate for New York City mayor, on Tuesday dropped out of the race while calling on other hopefuls to get behind the second-most popular choice in an effort to defeat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The candidate attends a one-week selection process and a 10-week training program.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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