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ap·point·ee

 (ə-poin′tē′, ăp′oin-)
n.
1. One who is appointed, as to an office or position.
2. Law One to whom a power of appointment of property is granted.
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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
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ap•point•ee

(ə pɔɪnˈti, ˌæp ɔɪnˈti)

n.
1. a person who is appointed.
2. a beneficiary under a legal appointment.
[1720–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.appointee - an official who is appointedappointee - an official who is appointed  
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
2.appointee - a person who is appointed to a job or positionappointee - a person who is appointed to a job or position
appointment
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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appointee

noun
A person who is appointed to an office or position:
designee, nominee.
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Translations

appointee

[əpɔɪnˈtiː] N → persona f nombrada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

appointee

[əˌpɔɪnˈtiː] n → personne f nommée, candidat(e) m/f retenu(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

appointee

n → Ernannte(r) mf; he was a Wilson/political appointee → er war von Wilson/aus politischen Gründen ernannt worden; the appointee to the ambassadorship → der neu bestellte Botschafter
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

appointee

[əpɔɪnˈtiː] n → incaricato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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