appointee

Example Sentences

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The Fed presidents provide an apolitical buffer because they aren’t political appointees and often have no partisan background.

From The Wall Street Journal

But then Biden appointees reinstated a version of the Obama rule, which was blocked by federal courts last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, rejected the argument.

From The Wall Street Journal

The FBI spokesperson initially said the three officials are so-called Schedule C — a category reserved for political appointees.

From Salon

Republican appointees have tended to be more sympathetic toward the chief justice’s dilemma.

From The Wall Street Journal