Synonyms of appointees

appointees

noun

plural of appointee

as in nominees

one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty

the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominees
• candidates
• designees
• selectees
• delegates
• licensees
• assignees
• deputies
• inductees
• licentiates
• permittees
• draftees
• agents
• selections
• endorsees
• choices
• delegatees
• picks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appointees

The proposal would restrict international collaboration and give political appointees the ability to decide the most important research to fund, and the power to pull the plug at any time, for any reason. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Enacted after Watergate, the provision was designed to prevent presidents, Cabinet officials, and other political appointees from using the IRS against their enemies or protecting their friends. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Partially funded by the federal government, the institution is governed by a board of regents, which does not have presidential appointees and can’t be purged in the way that the board of the Kennedy Center was. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

In a separate vote, the board adopted a motion by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, chair of the LA Metro board, that will eventually add another transit rider to be chosen out of the city of LA’s four Metro board appointees. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 23 July 2026

If enacted, the revision to Office of Management and Budget regulations would give political appointees, not peer reviewers, the power to choose which research proposals receive federal funding. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

Pillard and Childs are appointees of Obama and former President Joe Biden, respectively. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

Agency priorities are defined by executives who are political appointees. — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Previously, the body was made up of seven mayoral appointees. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026