Appointees

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who have been chosen or designated for a specific role or function within an organization or government
2. Persons officially assigned to a particular position, often within a professional or public context
3. Those selected to fulfill duties or responsibilities, typically in a formal capacity within various institutions or structures

Etymology: "Appointees" is simply the plural of "appointee," a noun for a person who has been formally assigned to a post. The singular takes the suffix "-ee," which in English denotes the person on the receiving end of an action, as in "employee" or "trainee." The base is the verb "appoint," so an appointee is someone who has been appointed. That verb came into English from French, and "appointee" follows the same route: it was borrowed from the French "appointé," the past participle of "appointer," which means to arrange or assign. The French verb is the source of the English verb, and the noun grew from it as a derivative rather than being taken over directly in its current form.

Synonyms: appointee