appointee
Picked for position
An appointee is someone who has been appointed to a position rather than elected or hired through competitive application.
The term typically appears in political contexts: The president's appointees faced tough confirmation hearings.
It emphasizes that the person holds their role at someone else's discretion.
One proposed for position
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- designateFormally select or name
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- namedGiven an identifying label
handpicked · selected · picked · approved · confirmed · vetted · shortlisted · screened
Official foreign representative
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- directorOne who leads
commissioner · administrator · bureaucrat · functionary · registrar · comptroller · ombudsman · magistrate
One who possesses
- occupantOne dwelling within
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- office-holderPerson holding a position
- placementPutting somewhere specific
assignment · term · tenure · confirmation · installed · seated · serving
One who decides
- justiceFair treatment under law
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- governorState's chief executive
regent · czar · commissioner · chief · director · administrator · chairman · trustee
One who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
liaison · spokesperson · intermediary · deputy · stand-in · substitute · negotiator · plenipotentiary
nominee
One proposed for position
named · handpicked · selected · picked · approved · confirmed · vetted · shortlisted · screened · endorsed
ambassador
Official foreign representative
director · commissioner · administrator · bureaucrat · functionary · registrar · comptroller · ombudsman · magistrate · prefect
holder
One who possesses
- occupantOne dwelling within
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- office-holderPerson holding a position
placement · assignment · term · tenure · confirmation · installed · seated · serving
judge
One who decides
- justiceFair treatment under law
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
governor · regent · czar · commissioner · chief · director · administrator · chairman · trustee · counsel
representative
One who acts for another
emissary · liaison · spokesperson · intermediary · deputy · stand-in · substitute · negotiator · plenipotentiary · nuncio
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- candidatescandidate, candidates, nominee, nominees, contender
- government workerscivil servants, federal workers, civil servant, bureaucrat, federal employees
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- participantsparticipant, entrant, respondent, applicant, enrollee
appointeeelected official
Voter-chosen public servant
electee · elected representative · elected leader · winner · volunteer
- doctor's appointment
- political appointeeOfficial chosen by elected leader
- doctor appointmentScheduled visit to physician
- appointment bookPlanner for scheduled meetings
- by appointmentRequiring prior arrangement
- by appointment only
appoint, appointment, disappointed, appointed, appointments, disappointment, appointing, reappointed, reappoint