cabinet nominee
President's department pick
A cabinet nominee is a person selected by a head of government to lead an executive department, pending confirmation.
In the United States, the president nominates candidates for positions like Secretary of State or Attorney General, who must then be approved by the Senate: The cabinet nominee faced tough questioning during confirmation hearings.
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- Senate confirmationLegislative approval of appointments
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
- appointmentScheduled time for something
hearing · vetting · background check · conflict of interest · paper trail · president · secretary · acting secretary · administration · pick · designate · scrutiny · approval · testimony · committee · swearing-in · portfolio · successor
- candidatescandidate, candidates, nominees, contender, contenders
- CabinetSecretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, finance minister, ministers
insider vs. outsider status
cabinet nomineeprivate citizen
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