Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who is appointed

    The ambassador is a political appointee, not a career diplomat.

    a person who is appointed to a job or position

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The unpopular, unelected dictator's appointee rolled back protections for vulnerable populations in the name of the majority.

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  2. In that state, judges are political appointees. They are not elected.

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  3. The President selects an appointee to be on the High Court when a member retires or dies.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

French appointé, from appointer.

French appointé, from appointer.

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Forms

plural: appointees
Singularappointee
Pluralappointees

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who is appointed to a job or position:appointment

Word family

1 related words
Relatedappoint

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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