appointee

[uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee]

noun

1. a person who is appointed.

2. a beneficiary under a legal appointment.

appointee

/ əpɔɪnˈtiː, ˌæp- /

noun

1. a person who is appointed

2. property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment

Word History and Origins

Origin of appointee¹

1720–30; appoint + -ee, as translation of French appointé

Example Sentences

The Fed presidents provide an apolitical buffer because they aren’t political appointees and often have no partisan background.

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But then Biden appointees reinstated a version of the Obama rule, which was blocked by federal courts last year.

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Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, rejected the argument.

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The FBI spokesperson initially said the three officials are so-called Schedule C — a category reserved for political appointees.

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Republican appointees have tended to be more sympathetic toward the chief justice’s dilemma.

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Related Words

• delegate 
• representative