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 The ruling comes ahead of a June 30 oral argument in a related case before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas, where Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, previously criticized the Supreme Court for punting the matter back to his court. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025 Last Tuesday, Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Liman (a Trump appointee) issued a temporary restraining order barring the federal government from taking any action against New York related to congestion pricing. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025 Republican commissioner Nathan Simington, a Trump appointee, will also exit the agency at the end of this week. Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 5 June 2025 The Trump Administration ordered VA doctors and scientists not to publish in journals without first seeking clearance from political appointees, the latest effort to restrict federal researchers’ publications. Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for appointee
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candidate
Noun
  • Sitting presidents typically report earnings from the prior year, while candidates provide figures up to the date of their filing.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 June 2025
  • In 11 of the last 12 elections, the candidate who won the Virginia governorship was from the opposition party of the president who had been elected to the White House a year earlier.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 18 June 2025

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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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