appointee (noun)

  • 1appointee — appoint ► VERB 1) assign a job or role to. 2) decide on (a time or place). DERIVATIVES appointee noun. ORIGIN Old French apointer, from a point to a point …

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  • 2appointee — ap‧poin‧tee [əˌpɔɪnˈtiː, ˌæpɔɪn ] noun [countable] JOBS someone appointed to a position or job: • new appointees to the board * * * appointee UK US /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/ noun [C] ► HR someone who has been chosen officially for a job or responsibility:… …

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  • 3appointee — noun /əˌpoɪnˈtiː/ a person who is appointed The ambassador is a political appointee, not a career diplomat …

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  • 4appointee — noun Appointee is used after these nouns: ↑cabinet …

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  • 5appointee — noun Date: 1768 1. one who is appointed 2. one to whom an estate is appointed …

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  • 6appointee — noun 1. an official who is appointed (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑appoint • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary • Hyponyms: ↑placeman, ↑placeseeker …

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  • 7appointee — UK [əˌpɔɪnˈtiː] / US [əˌpɔɪnˈtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms appointee : singular appointee plural appointees someone who has been chosen to do a particular job government appointees …

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  • 8appointee — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nominee, deputy, representative; see delegate . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who is appointed to an office or position: designee, nominee. See CHOICE …

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  • 9appointee — ap|point|ee [ ə,pɔın ti ] noun count someone who has been chosen to do a particular job: government appointees …

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  • 10appointee — /əpɔɪnˈti/ (say uhpoyn tee) noun 1. a person appointed. 2. a beneficiary under a legal appointment …