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 Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership and replacing board members with his own appointees. — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 De Moraes is facing accusations raised by Justice André Mendonca, a Bolsonaro appointee. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Any high-level appointee should be able to get through a congressional hearing without bestiality becoming the main topic. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026 Brown and Washington are both mayoral appointees and members of Mayor Mike Johnston's cabinet. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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On the heels of a normal-sounding nominee for surgeon general comes another normal-sounding nominee for the FDA.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Though Best Original Song can seem impenetrable, as the Music Branch that determines the shortlist and nominees for the category has its own insular politics, Swift has inched her way closer to a nomination with every song she’s written for a film.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominee

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Both Abelian and non-Abelian candidate states can produce quasiparticles with e/4 charge, so charge measurements alone cannot distinguish between them.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Ahead of the election, The Star reached out to both candidates to get their stances on Amendment 6, which was placed on the ballot by a campaign called Respect MO Voters.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

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