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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The Fed is currently led by Chairman Kevin Warsh, a Trump appointee.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The review request is currently before another justice, Kassio Nunes Marques, an appointee of Jair Bolsonaro.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee, added a one-paragraph concurrence agreeing with the court’s decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In that case, Judge Paula Xinis, a President Barack Obama appointee, criticized the government, saying, “You have taken the presumption of regularity, and you’ve destroyed it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Judge Lawrence Irving, a Reagan appointee, noted upon his retirement: “If I remain on the bench, I have no choice but to follow the law. I just can’t, in good conscience, continue to do this.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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