appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē 
ˌa-
1
: one who is appointed
2
: one to whom an estate is appointed
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the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
For years this board has been made up of ranchers, hunters, developers and non-expert political appointees.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk, his team and Trump political appointee Pete Marocco have played a central role in the two-month dismantling of USAID.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
After the administration insisted national security concerns prevent it from sharing the flight details publicly, Boasberg, an appointee of former President Obama, set Wednesday’s deadline to provide the information to him under seal.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē
ˌa-ˌpȯin-
: a person appointed to a position or an office
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appointee
noun
ap·poin·tee
ə-ˌpȯin-ˈtē, ˌa-
1
: a person who is appointed to a position
2
: a person to whom property is appointed under a power of appointment
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