appointee

Other forms: appointees

Definitions of appointee
  1. noun
    a person who is appointed to a job or position
    synonyms: appointment
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    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    an official who is appointed
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    types:
    placeman, placeseeker
    a disparaging term for an appointee
    type of:
    functionary, official
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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