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
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Recent Examples of appointees
That requirement owes to a Central Florida lawmaker who was upset because Askew’s first two Supreme Court appointees were from Tampa Bay and the third was born and raised there.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Kennedy accomplished this by filling positions involved in vaccine safety with political appointees.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Last month, a panel of Kennedy appointees voted to drop the CDC’s decades-old recommendation that all newborns be vaccinated against the disease at birth.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The other four members are Adams appointees whose terms aren’t up until 2027.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Senate confirms executive and judicial branch appointees.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere in county government, several other major jobs are either vacant or being performed by temporary appointees.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
But DeMatthews did note that there have been disagreements seen in the takeover of Houston ISD among appointees.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Kennedy accomplished this by filling positions involved in vaccine safety with political appointees.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Last month, a panel of Kennedy appointees voted to drop the CDC’s decades-old recommendation that all newborns be vaccinated against the disease at birth.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The other four members are Adams appointees whose terms aren’t up until 2027.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Senate confirms executive and judicial branch appointees.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere in county government, several other major jobs are either vacant or being performed by temporary appointees.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
But DeMatthews did note that there have been disagreements seen in the takeover of Houston ISD among appointees.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointees
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The real test will be who comes out on top in that category, considering each of those five nominees would be a first-time winner in the category.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Joe Alwyn, Benedict Wong and Sheila Atim are on the jury selecting the 2026 EE Rising Star Award nominees ahead of the BAFTA Film Awards.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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But now some of Wall Street’s billionaires—even ones who backed candidates running against Mamdani—are offering their help in light of his win.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Both candidates had coattails, pulling along fellow Democrats as Republican turnout sagged.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Appointees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointees. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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