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appointee

[uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee] / ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti /
NOUN
nominee
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Bass stepped down from LAHSA’s 10-member board on Wednesday and is now working to find a new appointee to replace her.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Becoming Justice Gorsuch explores the early years of Donald Trump’s first high-court appointee and his precedent-shattering path to power.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

In that case, Judge Paula Xinis, a President Barack Obama appointee, criticized the government, saying, “You have taken the presumption of regularity, and you’ve destroyed it.”

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Torres, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said, “I struggle, I struggle to compare Mr. Guo’s case with any other.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

James Fisk, who supervised the American side of the talks with a diplomatic skill unexpected of a scientific appointee, brought home an agreement designating the detection of nuclear bomb tests as “technically feasible.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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