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
Previously, the board was made up of seven mayoral appointees.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department has responded by immediately firing those judicial appointees.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Paris told the Courant the oversight committee would include legislative appointees, executive branch representation, the child advocate, probate and court representation.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The Television Academy on Thursday revealed five appointees named to the Board of Governors Executive Committee for 2026.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
In recent years, lawmakers have also passed legislation to weaken tenure, sanction professors who fail to ensure intellectual diversity and have transformed IU's Board of Trustees by handing total control of its appointees to the governor.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi has rescinded a policy that prohibited political appointees at the Justice Department from attending campaign events or fundraisers, according to a memo seen by CBS News on Wednesday.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
These are the technical, often unglamorous debates and policy decisions that justify the agency’s existence and the debates its appointees can have.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department has responded by immediately firing those judicial appointees.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Paris told the Courant the oversight committee would include legislative appointees, executive branch representation, the child advocate, probate and court representation.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The Television Academy on Thursday revealed five appointees named to the Board of Governors Executive Committee for 2026.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
In recent years, lawmakers have also passed legislation to weaken tenure, sanction professors who fail to ensure intellectual diversity and have transformed IU's Board of Trustees by handing total control of its appointees to the governor.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi has rescinded a policy that prohibited political appointees at the Justice Department from attending campaign events or fundraisers, according to a memo seen by CBS News on Wednesday.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
These are the technical, often unglamorous debates and policy decisions that justify the agency’s existence and the debates its appointees can have.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointees
Noun
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The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Mar. 2026
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This year's Oscar nominees span many genres, including intimate international dramas and supernatural blockbusters.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Aside from the opinion polls, other indicators on who may emerge from the pack a candidates are slowly emerging.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Appointees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointees. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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