noun
appointee; nominee
Formal term for a person who has been appointed or nominated to a position, often used in official or legal contexts.
新大臣の被任命者はまだ公表されていない。
The appointee for the new minister has not been announced yet.
彼はその賞の被任命者として選ばれた。
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'.