Thesaurus results for APPOINTEE

appointee

noun

ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē

Definition of appointee

as in nominee

one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet

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Recent Examples of appointee Yet senior White House and HHS officials soon soured on O’Neill, who rarely spent any time at the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters and was seen among political appointees as a subpar public communicator, according to people familiar with the matter. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 Former African Development Bank vice president Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala is also among the appointees, injecting development finance expertise. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 The front office has been staffed by political appointees with little or no training in medicine or public health. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 Appeals made in immigration court go to an administrative panel called the Board of Immigration Appeals, which is made up nearly entirely of Trump appointees. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointee

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Grassroots gut check Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson speaks at the first rally of his general election campaign at Meadows at Mossy Creek in Cleveland last month.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Oscar and Emmy winner Julianne Moore is set to play the title role in Faydra, a lusty new play by In the Next Room Tony nominee Sarah Ruhl that will have its world premiere Off Broadway next year.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of nominee

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The event featured Georgia's congressional, Senate, House, and gubernatorial candidates discussing key economic issues affecting the state and nation.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow, is a top Republican candidate in the governor's race.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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