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appointee

[uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee] / ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti /
NOUN
nominee
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He’s no longer the shortest-lived Trump appointee, but he still is shy about speaking his mind about his former boss and the upcoming elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Fed is currently led by Chairman Kevin Warsh, a Trump appointee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Federal Judge Brenda Sannes, a Barack Obama appointee, more or less agreed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

And Essayli, the administration’s embattled appointee to lead one of the largest federal prosecutor’s offices in the country, has been no exception.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Another Reagan appointee, Judge Stanley Marshall, told a reporter, “I’ve always been considered a fairly harsh sentencer, but it’s killing me that I’m sending so many low-level offenders away for all this time.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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