designate as
idiom
: to choose (someone or something) for (a particular role or purpose)
I designate you as the one in charge.
—often used as be designated asHe was designated as team captain.
The park has been designated as a wildlife refuge.
Examples of designate as in a Sentence
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An emergency fund is an individual savings account that anyone can open and designate as money for unexpected expenses.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
The Trump Administration authorized the transfer of federal public lands to the Department of Defense to designate as National Defense Areas in an April 11 memo.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rise of Hamas, which the U.S., Israel and others designate as a terrorist group, saw Gaza become isolated from the international community.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
There are more than 10,000 local election offices in the country that follow guidelines set by secretaries of state or other agencies that their states designate as the top election authorities.
—Nicholas Riccardi, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
In that case, a district court judge rejected a lawsuit by a conservative group that wanted to force the National Archives to challenge an earlier decision by former President Bill Clinton to designate as his personal property a set of interview tapes.
—Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
For decades, Fidelity was the subject of intense speculation about whom Mr. Johnson would designate as his successor.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
Ellison, the son of state Attorney General Keith Ellison, has openly declared his support for Antifa, the left-wing group that President Trump has sought to designate as a terrorist organization.
—Fox News, 8 June 2020
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
The Trump Administration authorized the transfer of federal public lands to the Department of Defense to designate as National Defense Areas in an April 11 memo.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rise of Hamas, which the U.S., Israel and others designate as a terrorist group, saw Gaza become isolated from the international community.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
There are more than 10,000 local election offices in the country that follow guidelines set by secretaries of state or other agencies that their states designate as the top election authorities.
—Nicholas Riccardi, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
In that case, a district court judge rejected a lawsuit by a conservative group that wanted to force the National Archives to challenge an earlier decision by former President Bill Clinton to designate as his personal property a set of interview tapes.
—Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
For decades, Fidelity was the subject of intense speculation about whom Mr. Johnson would designate as his successor.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
Ellison, the son of state Attorney General Keith Ellison, has openly declared his support for Antifa, the left-wing group that President Trump has sought to designate as a terrorist organization.
—Fox News, 8 June 2020
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“Designate as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designate%20as. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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