appointee
[uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee]
- a person who is appointed.
- a beneficiary under a legal appointment.
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Origin of appointee
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Contemporary Examples
Judge Bert Richardson, a Republican appointee of President George W. Bush, tapped McCrum to investigate a case against Perry.
A Democratic city that elected Democratic leaders is now controlled by the appointee of a Republican governor.
And Bernanke, who came into public life as a Bush appointee, has become a hate object among many on the right.
Jack Lew certainly fits the mold for a high-level Obama appointee.
He spent almost all of his career as an appointee to offices of the federal and state government.
Historical Examples
He wouldn't believe me when I assured him I was his appointee.
The Daughter of a MagnateFrank H. Spearman
When his appointee was duly chosen he proceeded to the investiture.
An Introduction to the History of Western EuropeJames Harvey Robinson
The appointee is usually a member nominated by the local members.
Pistol and Revolver ShootingA. L. A. Himmelwright
Frazier's appointee, however, was a lieutenant from a distant station.
A Trooper GalahadCharles King
One of those two was Peter Bascot, an appointee of Washington.
Literary Hearthstones of DixieLa Salle Corbell Pickett
appointee
- a person who is appointed
- property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment
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Word Origin and History for appointee
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