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
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday announced that the district’s school board will be removed and replaced with state appointees.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The consequences are playing out in real time, as political candidates, appointees, and activists have witnessed campaigns affected, nominations derailed, and futures transformed.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayoral appointees will be moved under the mayor’s office budget rather than being spread out among various departments.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
The investor and industrialist Andrew Mellon enjoyed a lengthy tenure as Treasury secretary—a forerunner to Trump’s Treasury appointees, Steven Mnuchin and Scott Bessent, both of them recruited straight from Wall Street.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Vought was a key figure in the work of Project 2025, the coalition of conservative groups that created a roadmap and recruited future appointees for the next Republican administration.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
Trump and top appointees, who also are election deniers, have threatened to prosecute officials who oversaw the 2020 election, voter registration and outreach groups, Democratic fundraising organizations such as ActBlue, and journalists.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The roles, created under the 1937 Regency Act, are given to the monarch's spouse and the next four adults in the line of succession over the age of 21, allowing appointees to carry out business on behalf of the monarch.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Only 11% want those standards written by political appointees.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The consequences are playing out in real time, as political candidates, appointees, and activists have witnessed campaigns affected, nominations derailed, and futures transformed.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayoral appointees will be moved under the mayor’s office budget rather than being spread out among various departments.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
The investor and industrialist Andrew Mellon enjoyed a lengthy tenure as Treasury secretary—a forerunner to Trump’s Treasury appointees, Steven Mnuchin and Scott Bessent, both of them recruited straight from Wall Street.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Vought was a key figure in the work of Project 2025, the coalition of conservative groups that created a roadmap and recruited future appointees for the next Republican administration.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
Trump and top appointees, who also are election deniers, have threatened to prosecute officials who oversaw the 2020 election, voter registration and outreach groups, Democratic fundraising organizations such as ActBlue, and journalists.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The roles, created under the 1937 Regency Act, are given to the monarch's spouse and the next four adults in the line of succession over the age of 21, allowing appointees to carry out business on behalf of the monarch.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Only 11% want those standards written by political appointees.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointees
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There will also be a special message from the film's cast, Academy Award nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Bailey and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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This year’s Gotham Awards nominees will be revealed October 28.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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As electricity bills climb, candidates are turning their fire on data centers in a rare populist backlash that cuts across party lines.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, one in five respondents were undecided, underscoring the space that both candidates have to grow their support beyond their party bases.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Appointees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointees. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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