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Appointee

/əˌpoɪnˈtiː/

A person who is appointed

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noun
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    A person who is appointed

    "The ambassador is a political appointee, not a career diplomat."

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appointmentnounAn arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.

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appointmentnounAn arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
appointed(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
nomineenounA person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
incumbentnounThe current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
licenseenoun(law) A person to whom a license is granted.
permitteenoun(law) One who receives a permit.
ownernounOne who owns something.
proprietornounAn owner.
recipientnounOne who receives.
candidatenounA person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
employeenounA person who provides labor to a company or another person.
beneficiarynounOne who benefits or receives an advantage.
representativenounA delegate.
holdernounA thing that holds.
personnounAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
appointernounA person who appoints (in any sense).
anointeenounThe person or thing that is anointed
officiateverb(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.
honorarynounA person who holds an honorary appointment.
designeenoun(law) One who has been designated

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