as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
you are hereby authorized as my assignee for the duration of the case
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Recent Examples of assignee
Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.
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PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
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The event is spearheaded by Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux, in his other role as head of the Institut Lumière, who posed the question asking for an update on the status of Mann’s Western projects.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Inflation has been a key focal point among delegates at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings this week.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the center is expected to be operational in the coming days, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar have yet to decide whether their representatives will be based there.—
Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Few do, and the only Chelsea player who springs to mind as being as exciting as Palmer on the ball would be a risky choice as his deputy.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Their attorney said law enforcement did not collect evidence from one of the dive computers, one of which is now missing.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Almost two hours after the start of the press conference, the mayor released a statement that didn't address any of the allegations made by Theetge's attorney.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The league doesn’t control r/NFL, and its social media managers have met with the page’s longtime moderators to ensure smooth cooperation.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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