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
The White House plans to replace Biden appointees with its own.
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Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump appointees already have control of another commission that reviews projects, the National Capital Planning Commission.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday announced that the district’s school board will be removed and replaced with state appointees.
—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
Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump appointees already have control of another commission that reviews projects, the National Capital Planning Commission.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday announced that the district’s school board will be removed and replaced with state appointees.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointees
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The president did little for Republican nominees in New Jersey and Virginia, too, and virtually nothing on a California ballot measure that could eliminate five Republican House seats.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The federal government has been shut down since the beginning of October, but the Senate is still able to confirm presidential nominees.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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That’s a strong selling point at a time when many organizations are struggling to find qualified candidates to fill security roles.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Throw in the fact that LSU doesn’t have a full-time president right now, as William Tate left for Rutgers in May, and coaching candidates may not get an answer to who exactly their boss is.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Appointees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointees. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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