appointee
Americannoun
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a person who is appointed
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property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment
Etymology
Origin of appointee
Example Sentences
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Predictably, the district appointee liked the fact-finder’s report.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Jimmy Gurulé, a former federal prosecutor and George W. Bush appointee to the U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
“I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is,” said Judge John Coughenour, a Seattle-based appointee of Ronald Reagan, as he blocked the order last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Lamberth, an appointee of Republican president Ronald Reagan, ordered the reinstatement by March 23 of 1,042 VOA employees who have been on paid administrative leave for the past year.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
“But there has never been a publication like this in the history of the country,” Judge Murray Gurfein, a recent Nixon appointee, pointed out.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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