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
DeSantis’ earlier appointees have seen to that.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The federal court system has become increasingly conservative as a result of appointees from Republican administrations — possibly opening the door to new litigation.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
More commonly, political appointees can recuse themselves from certain votes.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The federal court system has become increasingly conservative as a result of appointees from Republican administrations — possibly opening the door to new litigation.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
More commonly, political appointees can recuse themselves from certain votes.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
Noun
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The ceremony for the second consecutive year has also invited all eight best new artist nominees to take the Grammys stage.—
Malia Mendez,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Every category included one international nominee.—
JAKE COYLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's list of candidates won the largest share of seats in November's parliamentary elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even if Maliki is ultimately dropped, Iran will simply nominate another candidate who is secretly acceptable to Washington.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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