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 the new direction caused misgivings for some conservative supporters of the institution, such as Graves, who joined the regents as one of the three Republican congressional appointees in 2023. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

And in May, OMB rocked the scientific community by proposing a rewrite to the bedrock guidance for all federal contracts that deemphasized peer review and empowered political appointees in driving decisions. — STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

The second phase involves installing political appointees to run universities. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership and replacing board members with his own appointees. — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Brown and Washington are both mayoral appointees and members of Mayor Mike Johnston's cabinet. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The Missouri Supreme Court — dominated by Republican appointees — ruled the secretary of state erred in making the decision. — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

The board was previously made up of seven mayoral appointees. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

The agency was a pseudo-governmental commission with no legal authority, staffed by grossly unqualified appointees, including a teenage programmer known as Big Balls. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026