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

But critics say that if the rule is implemented, the final sign-off for grants will no longer be in the hands of subject-matter experts within individual agencies, but in those of political appointees. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

This rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 grants political appointees unprecedented control over federal grantmaking, sidelining peer review. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

There seemed to be a push-pull between career ICE staff and political appointees, the DHS official told the news organizations. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026

There’s no reason to think, for example, that decisions made by political appointees based on vague standards would be any more transparent than those made by peer reviewers based on scientific merit. — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

The court, in a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting) ruled that the firing was legal, overturning the 91-year-old precedent in the process. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Trump has previously expressed chided his own appointees for some of their rulings. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Just appointees in Washington deciding who's in and who's out. — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026

Here the six Republican appointees said that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow people to bring claims for money damages against the individual correctional officers who are subject to the act’s obligations. — Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026