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appointee

/əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/
ap · poin · tee
Plural:appointees
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• noun

1

A person who has been officially chosen or designated to hold a specific job, public office, or position of responsibility, rather than being elected.

Example

"The newly confirmed cabinet appointee outlined her plans for modernizing the department's infrastructure."

2

In property and trust law, the beneficiary chosen to receive property or assets under a power of appointment.

Example

"Under the terms of the family trust, the surviving spouse named her youngest daughter as the sole appointee of the estate."

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• Rhymes for appointee

• Nearby Words

applique
apply
appoint
appointee
appointer
appointment
apportion

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the mid-18th century from the verb 'appoint' (from Old French 'apointier', meaning 'to arrange or settle') combined with the Anglo-French legal suffix '-ee', denoting the recipient of a specified action or grant.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Appointee. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/appointee
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