assignee

noun

ˌa-sə-ˈnē How to pronounce assignee (audio)
Definition of assigneenext
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 Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date. — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assignee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
  1. delegate
  2. representative
  3. deputy
  4. agent
  5. attorney
  6. manager
Noun
  • This came before Nataraja played delegates the trailer of The Great British Bake Off‘s seventeenth season, which is due to launch in coming weeks.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the process falls apart when a company has to scale up, delegate, or is mostly remote.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fifty-one contestants — one representative from each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia — vied for the crown.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • On arrival, deputies located the teens, both males, at a fire station before they were taken to a hospital.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • Yet after initially acknowledging the economic struggle, the government once again accused the protesters of being foreign agents before unleashing one of the worst crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Emmie – as a skit featuring Epic employees dressed as colorful AI agents illustrated – is designed to answer common questions more reliably than general-use chatbots.
    — Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Many low-wage service workers toil in marginal jobs, but so do white-collar professionals such as adjunct university faculty and staff attorneys at law firms.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • During a news conference Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked if the Packers would need to add another running back in the event Jacobs faced charges and got suspended.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Brewers manager Pat Murphy had a discussion with third base umpire and crew chief Vic Carapazza in the third, when Misiorowski fell behind 2-0 on Francisco Alvarez following a walk to Morel.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of manager

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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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