Example sentences for: appointees

How can you use “appointees” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Given that a presidential election in the United States brings wholesale change in personnel, this loss of time hampered the new administration in identifying, recruiting, clearing, and obtaining Senate confirmation of key appointees.

  • Only the president, vice president, and appointees requiring Senate confirmation (such as Cabinet secretaries) are exempt.

  • The number of presidential appointees has multiplied--including judges, there are more than 4,000, five times as many as in Kennedy's time--making it difficult for the Senate to find time to consider everyone.

  • On Saturdays, however, when only the "responsible" people, the presidential appointees, came to work in the White House and the Executive Office Building, casual dress was the uniform.

  • A 1998 survey found that "acting" officials hold about 20 percent of jobs reserved for presidential appointees.


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