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Synonyms for appointee


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-poin-tee, ap-oin-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti



Définition of appointee

Origin :
  • 1768, after French appointé, from apointer (see appoint + -ee).
  • noun nominee
Example sentences :
  • He wouldn't believe me when I assured him I was his appointee.
  • Extract from : « The Daughter of a Magnate » by Frank H. Spearman
  • When his appointee was duly chosen he proceeded to the investiture.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to the History of Western Europe » by James Harvey Robinson
  • The appointee is usually a member nominated by the local members.
  • Extract from : « Pistol and Revolver Shooting » by A. L. A. Himmelwright
  • Frazier's appointee, however, was a lieutenant from a distant station.
  • Extract from : « A Trooper Galahad » by Charles King
  • One of those two was Peter Bascot, an appointee of Washington.
  • Extract from : « Literary Hearthstones of Dixie » by La Salle Corbell Pickett
  • "But I have no uniform, Captain Passford," suggested the appointee.
  • Extract from : « Stand By The Union » by Oliver Optic
  • To what extent ought the President in making appointments to take into consideration the politics of the appointee?
  • Extract from : « Government in the United States » by James Wilford Garner
  • The government seemed never to inquire too minutely into the qualifications and character of its appointee.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Grenfell's Parish » by Norman Duncan
  • He was an appointee of Governor McGraw and was the most conspicuous example of a purely political appointment.
  • Extract from : « Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by William Denison Lyman
  • He scouted the idea of the President's appointment creating a vested interest in the appointee to his salary as minister.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

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