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Recess appointment Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

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Noun
1

The appointment by the President of the United States of a person to an office that normally requires approval of the United States Senate, but who is appointed without such approval because the Senate is in recess.

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senate office president recess approval united states
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Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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