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.
任命 is the act of appointing, while 被任命者 refers to the person who receives the appointment.
候補者 is a candidate or nominee in a broader sense, while 被任命者 specifically implies someone who has been formally appointed or nominated.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 任命 (ninmei, 'appointment') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The prefix 被- forms passive nouns, similar to English '-ee'.