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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Sure enough, Trump's conservative appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court helped deliver on that promise in the landmark 2022 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
In addition to Srinivasan, an Obama appointee, hearing the case were Judge Neomi Rao, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, and Judge Douglas Ginsburg, a Reagan appointee.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The panel included Circuit Judges Robert Bacharach, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama, and Harris Hartz, who was appointed by Republican former President George W. Bush.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Democrats, who have described Project 2025 as a far-right agenda that threatens basic American freedoms, have scoffed at Trump’s efforts to distance himself from the plan — noting that much of it was written by past Trump advisors or appointees.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
In addition to Srinivasan, an Obama appointee, hearing the case were Judge Neomi Rao, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, and Judge Douglas Ginsburg, a Reagan appointee.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The panel included Circuit Judges Robert Bacharach, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama, and Harris Hartz, who was appointed by Republican former President George W. Bush.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Democrats, who have described Project 2025 as a far-right agenda that threatens basic American freedoms, have scoffed at Trump’s efforts to distance himself from the plan — noting that much of it was written by past Trump advisors or appointees.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office
Legal Definition
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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