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[ uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee ] / ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appointee ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is appointed. a beneficiary under a legal appointment. Origin of appointee1720–30; appoint + -ee, as translation of French appointé Words nearby appointeeapply, appmt., appoggiatura, appoint, appointed, appointee, appointive, appointment, Appointment in Samarra, appointment television, appointment viewing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appointeeJudge Bert Richardson, a Republican appointee of President George W. Bush, tapped McCrum to investigate a case against Perry. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: August 31|PunditFact.com|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST A Democratic city that elected Democratic leaders is now controlled by the appointee of a Republican governor. The Republican Occupation of Detroit|Sally Kohn|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST And Bernanke, who came into public life as a Bush appointee, has become a hate object among many on the right. Bernanke Hints at Fed Exit, but Don’t Expect Big Name to Succeed Him|Daniel Gross|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Jack Lew certainly fits the mold for a high-level Obama appointee. Is Lew a Financial Regulator?|Matthew Zeitlin|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He spent almost all of his career as an appointee to offices of the federal and state government. Texas Senate Primary: Elite vs. Elite|David Frum|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST Oftentimes he holds no elective office, but may be an appointee of the government or State. The Cleverdale Mystery or, The Machine and its Wheels|W. A. Wilkins He scouted the idea of the President's appointment creating a vested interest in the appointee to his salary as minister. Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton Collector Grinnell, Grant's first appointee to that position, found it in force when he came into office. The Life of Lyman Trumbull|Horace White To this end he went to a village where lived a member of Congress, who, he thought, might make him his appointee. Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs The appointee is usually a member nominated by the local members. Pistol and Revolver Shooting|A. L. A. Himmelwright
British Dictionary definitions for appointee
nouna person who is appointed property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appointeerepresentative, delegate |