as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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Trump’s transition had resisted signing an agreement with the Department of Justice paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, dissented, saying that the entire challenge to the law should be dismissed because the plaintiffs sued Labrador rather than the local prosecutors tasked with enforcing the law.
—Brendan Pierson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The prior slate of seven Board members resigned en masse in October and, among Johnson’s new appointees, a fleeting board president, Rev. Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson, was forced to resign within days due to scandal.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—Michelle Price, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, dissented, saying that the entire challenge to the law should be dismissed because the plaintiffs sued Labrador rather than the local prosecutors tasked with enforcing the law.
—Brendan Pierson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The prior slate of seven Board members resigned en masse in October and, among Johnson’s new appointees, a fleeting board president, Rev. Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson, was forced to resign within days due to scandal.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—Michelle Price, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Appointee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointee. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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