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

She blames my organization, suggesting that during the Biden years we “systematically criticized appointees with any corporate experience.”

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But Boardman, a Biden appointee, credited Roske with ultimately stopping herself from committing a “heinous crime” and calling police to turn herself in and seek psychiatric help.

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District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, a Biden appointee, set a Jan. 5 start date for trial, which both sides agreed would last two to three days.

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To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.

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Political influence has long played a role with federal prosecutors who are political appointees, Hasnas said, but under “the current situation it’s magnified greatly.”

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Related Words

• delegate 
• representative