appointee (noun)
11appoint — verb (T) 1 to choose someone for a position or a job: They appointed a new teacher at the school. | appoint (sb) as sth: O Connell was appointed as Chairman of the Council. | The School Board have appointed her Superintendent of the city s… …
12appoint — verb 1》 assign a job or role to. 2》 determine or decide on (a time or place). ↘archaic decree. 3》 Law determine the disposition of (property) under powers granted by the owner. Derivatives appointee noun appointer noun Origin ME: from OFr.… …
13appoint — ► 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 …
14placeman — noun a disparaging term for an appointee • Syn: ↑placeseeker • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain …
15placeseeker — noun a disparaging term for an appointee • Syn: ↑placeman • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain …
16cabinet — noun 1 (usually the Cabinet) in government ADJECTIVE ▪ full (BrE) ▪ There was a meeting of the full Cabinet this afternoon. ▪ inner (esp. BrE) ▪ The inner Cabinet is to meet again today …
17EE — noun the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication • Syn: ↑electrical engineering • Members of this Topic: ↑repeater •… …
18placeman — noun Date: 1741 a political appointee to a public office especially in 18th century Britain …
19placeman — noun a) One appointed to a political office in government. b) A derogatory term for an appointee …
20co-optation — noun 1. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) (Freq. 8) • Syn: ↑co option • Derivationally related forms: ↑co opt, ↑co opt (for: ↑co option) …
