appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 
ˌa-
1
: one who is appointed
2
: one to whom an estate is appointed
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the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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The post-Watergate Inspectors General Act of 1978 created a unique constitutional hybrid of presidential appointees.
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Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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Agency chair Maria Rosario Jackson resigned from her post on Jan. 20, with previous Trump appointee Mary Anne Carter now serving as senior adviser.
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Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Reporting Highlights Court Fight: During internal meetings, a political appointee said Trump could not have a higher tolerance for legal risk.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
Agency chair Maria Rosario Jackson resigned from her post on Jan. 20, with previous Trump appointee Mary Anne Carter now serving as senior adviser.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The board is divided between Republican and Democratic appointees.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 7 Feb. 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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