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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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The FDIC is run by a five-member board of political appointees, which is currently weighted three-two in Democrats' favor.
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Michelle Price, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Crews, an appointee of President Biden, wrote on Monday that appellate and Supreme Court precedents had established that the protections of Title IX and the 14th Amendment also apply to transgender individuals, and the plaintiffs were unlikely to win their case.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the Justice Department continues to negotiate a separate deal to expedite background checks and security clearances for Trump's appointees, many of whom require fresh clearances to access classified information.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Sun’s purchase comes as Trump actively works to assemble his list of appointees.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Price, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Crews, an appointee of President Biden, wrote on Monday that appellate and Supreme Court precedents had established that the protections of Title IX and the 14th Amendment also apply to transgender individuals, and the plaintiffs were unlikely to win their case.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the Justice Department continues to negotiate a separate deal to expedite background checks and security clearances for Trump's appointees, many of whom require fresh clearances to access classified information.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Sun’s purchase comes as Trump actively works to assemble his list of appointees.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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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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