designee

noun

des·​ig·​nee ˌde-zig-ˈnē How to pronounce designee (audio)
: one that is designated

Examples of designee in a Sentence

the President's designees for Cabinet positions the director or a designee shall sign the report
Recent Examples on the Web More than fifty community colleges are partners across the thirty-one Tech Hub designees which will receive more than half a billion dollars in funding to create jobs and companies around technologies of the future, like quantum, semiconductors and personalized medicine. Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Editorials are the opinion of the Board and written by one of its members or a designee. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 Certain campus issues, including lockouts, lost property, disputes, and some drug and alcohol violations, will be addressed primarily by university designees outside the police department. Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024 Steven Hawkins Security failure Kew Gardens: With all due respect to the Secret Service personnel who risk their lives to protect their designee, there was a failure to properly evaluate the perimeter. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for designee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of designee was in 1899

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“Designee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designee. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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