appointee (noun)

  • 51deputy — dep·u·ty / de pyə tē/ n pl ties [Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute] 1: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act 2: a second in command or assistant who usu …

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  • 52procurator — I noun administrator, adviser, agent, appointee, assistant, broker, business representative, caretaker, conductor, curator, delegate, deputy, director, emissary, envoy, executor, factor, go between, intendant, intermediary, intermediate,… …

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  • 53attorney in fact — noun alternate, legal appointee, legal representative, proxy, surrogate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 54agent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) One who acts for another Nouns 1. (one who acts for another) agent, representative, ombudsman, delegate, emissary, instrument, envoy, deputy, proxy, broker, factor, attorney; commissary, commissioner;… …

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  • 55assistant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. aide, deputy, henchman, friend, follower, adherent, auxiliary, lieutenant, associate, companion, colleague, partner, helper, acolyte, representative, second in… …

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  • 56choice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of choosing Nouns 1. choice, option, selection, determination, pick, discretion; preference, predilection, fancy, penchant; choosiness, discrimination; volition, desire; adoption, judgment; triage;… …

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  • 57fellow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comrade, associate, colleague; compeer, mate, equal; scholar; informal, person, man, boy, chap, guy. See humanity, friend, equality, accompaniment, male. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A man or boy] Syn. chap …

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  • 58CHOICE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index noun appointee, appointment, choice (2), elect, elector adjective optional, select verb appoint …

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  • 59designee — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who is appointed to an office or position: appointee, nominee. See CHOICE …

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  • 60attorney — [14] Attorney was formed in Old French from the prefix a ‘to’ and the verb torner ‘turn’. This produced the verb atorner, literally ‘turn to’, hence ‘assign to’ or ‘appoint to’. Its past participle, atorne, was used as a noun with much the same… …

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