appointee; nominee
Formal term for a person who has been appointed or nominated to a position, often used in official or legal contexts.
The appointee for the new minister has not been announced yet.
He was selected as the nominee for the award.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 任命 (ninmei, 'appointment') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The prefix 被- forms passive nouns, similar to English '-ee'.