• A member who is appointed to a position or office
  Office
  An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
  
   is called an appointee. In law
  Law
  Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
  
  , such a term is applied to one who is granted power of appointment
  Power of appointment
  A power of appointment is a term most frequently used in the law of wills to describe the ability of the testator to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will. Although any person can exercise this power at any time during their life, its use is...
  
   of property.

• An appointee was also a foot soldier in the French army
  French Army
  The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
  
  , who, for long service and bravery, received more pay than other privates.

• An appointee is the third most lower rank of the Italian Corps of Carabineers

• An appointee is the third most lower rank of the Swiss Armed Forces
  Military ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces
  The military ranks of the Swiss Army have changed little over the centuries, except for the introduction, in 2001, of a new set of warrant officers. The rank insignia for all personnel are worn on shoulder boards with the appropriate background colour . Recruits of all services do not wear any rank...
  
  

• An appointee is also a person or organisation entrusted with managing the daily finances of vulnerable individuals in the UK.

External links

• The Money Carer Foundation Appointee Service FAQ in the UK