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appointees

noun

plural of appointee

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 Political appointees have also directed CDC funding toward their own priorities without following standard competitive processes. — Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 The board was previously made up of seven mayoral appointees. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 The agency was a pseudo-governmental commission with no legal authority, staffed by grossly unqualified appointees, including a teenage programmer known as Big Balls. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The three liberals, all Democratic appointees, dissented in two separate opinions. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The governor’s office did not respond to questions about the thoroughness of their vetting process for political appointees. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Companies connected to the president’s family and appointees have scooped up numerous DOD deals. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026 The changes would give political appointees more discretion over which projects receive funding and allow funding to be canceled or redirected as federal priorities change. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The majority opinion, by the two Republican appointees, came down on a Thursday morning in January. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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Eiren’s pick now advances to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will winnow submissions from countries around the world down to a shortlist of 15 films before narrowing to five nominees.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Jolly and Nixon are as willing and able as any nominees ever to take the real issues to the people, to speak truth to power.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

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If Woltemade leaves then Wissa, Joe Willock, who is set to stay, and Jacob Ramsey are the obvious candidates to compete to play there.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
During a meeting last week, officials held drawings to determine the order that candidates' names will appear on the ballot.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

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