as in nominees
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 appointees
Counting Warsh, the president would have three appointees on the seven-member board, including Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman from his first term.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The same judges, who are mostly Trump appointees, refused to grant Anthropic a stay to prevent the ruling from taking effect.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
The process is designed to keep a president at the helm, so the president doesn’t have to worry about his own appointees plotting against him, Kalt explained.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Houry noted political appointees and Kennedy allies from his days leading the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense are still entrenched at HHS.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
The director’s office has become a repository for political appointees, most of whom have no public health experience or medical credentials.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Political appointees filled top leadership posts that had once been occupied by career staff.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The city and team now must prove to one of Kehoe’s appointees, Michelle Hataway, the director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, that the project qualifies for state money.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
In 2022, more than 20 Hungarian universities were disqualified from the European Union’s Erasmus exchange program as a consequence of an Orbán scheme to place control of universities in the hands of public foundations headed by political appointees.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The same judges, who are mostly Trump appointees, refused to grant Anthropic a stay to prevent the ruling from taking effect.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
The process is designed to keep a president at the helm, so the president doesn’t have to worry about his own appointees plotting against him, Kalt explained.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Houry noted political appointees and Kennedy allies from his days leading the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense are still entrenched at HHS.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
The director’s office has become a repository for political appointees, most of whom have no public health experience or medical credentials.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Political appointees filled top leadership posts that had once been occupied by career staff.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The city and team now must prove to one of Kehoe’s appointees, Michelle Hataway, the director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, that the project qualifies for state money.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
In 2022, more than 20 Hungarian universities were disqualified from the European Union’s Erasmus exchange program as a consequence of an Orbán scheme to place control of universities in the hands of public foundations headed by political appointees.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointees
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The poll did not compare other possible Democratic nominees (like Geoff Duncan, Michael Thurmond or Jason Esteves) against a Republican ticket.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minogue’s endorsement came as a record number of delegates gathered at the DCU Center in Worcester on Saturday for the Massachusetts Republican Convention to select the party’s nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and other offices.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The two highest-polling candidates — Hilton and Steyer — are in the mid-teens, with most of the other candidates close behind.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mfume has not joined in the negative attack game, but Conway, like other failing candidates, has decided his only political pathway is simply to run a nasty and divisive campaign.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Appointees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointees. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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