appointee

noun

ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
ˌa-
Synonyms of appointeenext
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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Stopgap spending bill passes House The House voted yesterday to pass a stopgap government-funding bill that temporarily blocks the White House’s proposal to give political appointees more control over federal research grants. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026 The administration’s nominee for full-time director, Brian Johnson, is an executive at Capital One bank and a former CFPB appointee. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 The judge, an appointee of Democratic former President Joe Biden, said that in the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticize the government and its leaders, was evidence of the strength of the country's democracy. — Nate Raymond Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 And Essayli, the administration’s embattled appointee to lead one of the largest federal prosecutor’s offices in the country, has been no exception. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of appointee was in 1768

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appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē How to pronounce appointee (audio)
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office

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appointee

noun
ap·​poin·​tee ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa- How to pronounce appointee (audio)
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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