appointee

UK: əˌpɔɪnˈtiː | US: əˌpɔɪnˈtiː

Definition

  1. n. a person who is appointed to a job, position, or office

Structure
ee <noun suffix, indicating "one who receives the action">
Etymology

The word "appointee" combines "appoint," derived from Old French apointer (to arrange, settle), with the suffix "-ee," borrowed from Anglo-French legal terminology. The suffix "-ee" marks the recipient of an action (e.g., "employee," "nominee"). Over time, "appointee" specifically came to denote someone formally assigned to a role, reflecting its bureaucratic and legal roots.

Examples

  1. The new appointee will start her duties next Monday.

  2. The board announced the appointee for the director position.

  3. As an appointee of the mayor, he had significant influence.

  4. The appointee must undergo a confirmation hearing.

  5. She was the youngest appointee in the company’s history.