appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 
ˌa-
1
: one who is appointed
2
: one to whom an estate is appointed
Examples of appointee in a Sentence
the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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What To Know Cannon, a Trump appointee, temporarily halted the release of Smith's report, granting a request from Trump's defense team that argued the document would be one-sided and unfairly prejudicial.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Talbert’s departure will leave an opening for Trump to fill with a Republican appointee.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
President Biden's transition chair Ted Kaufman said in 2021 his administration had 1,136 political appointees on Inauguration Day.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Governor Michelle Bowman, a Republican appointee, has publicly supported less stringent financial regulations and is a potential replacement.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Talbert’s departure will leave an opening for Trump to fill with a Republican appointee.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
President Biden's transition chair Ted Kaufman said in 2021 his administration had 1,136 political appointees on Inauguration Day.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Governor Michelle Bowman, a Republican appointee, has publicly supported less stringent financial regulations and is a potential replacement.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa-
1
: a person who is appointed to a position
2
: a person to whom property is appointed under a power of appointment
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