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appointee

noun

ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē

Definition of appointee

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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Recent Examples of appointee And in May, OMB rocked the scientific community by proposing a rewrite to the bedrock guidance for all federal contracts that deemphasized peer review and empowered political appointees in driving decisions. — STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 The second phase involves installing political appointees to run universities. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership and replacing board members with his own appointees. — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 De Moraes is facing accusations raised by Justice André Mendonca, a Bolsonaro appointee. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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Marshall, a five-time Oscar nominee and six-time Primetime Emmy nominee is one of the top producers in motion picture history.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is also statistically tied with Republican Ken Paxton in the district, which Trump won by 22 points in 2024.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Beshear has also campaigned and advertised hard for Democratic candidate Zach Dembo, who is taking on GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado in the open 6th District seat around Lexington.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Twelve candidates are on the presidential ballot, but only Lula and Bolsonaro are thought to have a real chance of becoming Brazil's next head of state.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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