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
Now mayoral appointees have the only seat at the table.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
And Mamdani’s promised rent freeze faces multiple hurdles — including the possibility that outgoing Mayor Eric Adams will stack the Rent Guidelines Board with his own appointees who won’t go along with a freeze.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Wilson is an appointee of Democratic former President Bill Clinton.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The White House plans to replace Biden appointees with its own.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
And Mamdani’s promised rent freeze faces multiple hurdles — including the possibility that outgoing Mayor Eric Adams will stack the Rent Guidelines Board with his own appointees who won’t go along with a freeze.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Wilson is an appointee of Democratic former President Bill Clinton.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The White House plans to replace Biden appointees with its own.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointee
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The Republican nominee will ultimately face independent candidate Adam Watson in the March 3 special election, which is also the day of the regular primary election.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
6 Jan. 2026
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Curiously, four of the six nominees do not appear to live in the nine counties that comprise the jurisdiction of the Second District Court of Appeal, or DCA, in Tampa Bay.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Salyer has been perhaps the best candidate at left tackle, having been a starter earlier in his career.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The closest candidate is Bucs receiver Emeka Egbuka with 938 and tight end Tyler Warren with 817.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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