appointee

American  

[uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee] / ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti /

noun

1. a person who is appointed.

2. a beneficiary under a legal appointment.

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appointee British  

/ əpɔɪnˈtiː, ˌæp- /

noun

1. a person who is appointed

2. property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment

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Etymology

Origin of appointee

1720–30; appoint + -ee, as translation of French appointé

Example Sentences

The Fed presidents provide an apolitical buffer because they aren’t political appointees and often have no partisan background.

From The Wall Street Journal

In dismissing a charge of illegal possession of a firearm by a criminal defendant charged with a felony, a U.S. federal district court judge in Indiana, a Reagan appointee, expressed dismay at the result.

From Los Angeles Times

At another special session in February, legislators approved the new board and DeSantis’s appointees.

From Washington Post

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, another Trump appointee, moved to soften rules on money-laundering and bank investments, while calling banks his agency’s “customers.”

From Los Angeles Times

And now, the governor’s appointees, having belatedly discovered the action, are none too pleased.

From New York Times

Related Words

• delegate
• representative