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appointee

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ap·point·ee  (-point, poin-)
n.
1. One who is appointed to an office or position.
2. Law One to whom a power of appointment of property is granted.

appointee [əpɔɪnˈtiː ˌæp-]
n
1. a person who is appointed
2. (Law) Property law a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.appointee - an official who is appointedappointee - an official who is appointed        
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
placeman, placeseeker - a disparaging term for an appointee
2.appointee - a person who is appointed to a job or positionappointee - a person who is appointed to a job or position
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Translations
appointee [əpɔɪnˈtiː] Npersona f nombrada
appointee [əˌpɔɪnˈtiː] npersonne f nommée, candidat(e) m/f retenu(e)
appointee
nErnannte(r) mf; he was a Wilson/political appointeeer war von Wilson/aus politischen Gründen ernannt worden; the appointee to the ambassadorshipder neu bestellte Botschafter
appointee [əpɔɪnˈtiː] nincaricato/a


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The district will accept applications for a replacement appointee until noon on Oct.
Demands for broad-based reform occasionally take hold, most recently through the Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, which sought to reassert the Senate's advise and consent power by placing strict (though sometimes neglected) limitations on the service of "acting" appointee (GAO 2003; Stayn 2001).
I will reiterate that, as long as the appointee commits to learning Welsh, then it should be good news all round.
 
 
 
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