as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
the director or a designee shall sign the report
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Recent Examples of designee
The ordinance allows the Sacramento County Sheriff and other county departments or designees to inspect the premises at any time.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secretary designee McMahon voiced her support for the House version of the proposal last year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secondly, the legislation empowers state’s attorneys to alert school superintendents or their designee if a student is suspected of committing a violent felony.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secretary designee McMahon voiced her support for the House version of the proposal last year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secondly, the legislation empowers state’s attorneys to alert school superintendents or their designee if a student is suspected of committing a violent felony.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designee
candidate
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That represents a huge decline from 2008, the climax of the Barack Obama coalition, when the Democratic candidate won 62% of the young male vote against GOP challenger John McCain.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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In a statement to the Star-Telegram, a Keller spokesperson said only one candidate applied.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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“Designee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designee. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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