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APPOINTEE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does appointee mean?

• APPOINTEE (noun)
The noun APPOINTEE has 2 senses:

1. an official who is appointed
2. a person who is appointed to a job or position

Familiarity information: APPOINTEE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• APPOINTEE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An official who is appointed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("appointee" is a kind of...):

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appointee"):

placeman; placeseeker (a disparaging term for an appointee)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A person who is appointed to a job or position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

appointee; appointment

Hypernyms ("appointee" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

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