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
The result that the purchaser at the judicial sale ends up only as an assignee of the distributional rights, but without governance rights, is the result that will ordinarily be obtained outside of bankruptcy too.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
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Held in Mumbai from May 1–4 and envisioned and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the summit convened delegates from more than 100 countries, 3,100 companies, and 100,000 participants spanning film, tech, music, gaming, streaming, and policy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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The Marina Bay Sands complex hosted 2,200 events last year, drawing 1.2 million delegates.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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The group includes representatives of the SMPTE Standards Community from Ross Video, SONY, Adobe, The European Broadcasting Union, and Metaglue.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Madigan’s former associate, former state representative and ex-lobbyist Michael McClain, D-Quincy, was not convicted in the former speaker’s trial but faces sentencing on Thursday, July 24 in the ComEd Four case.—
Jim Talamonti,
The Washington Examiner,
19 July 2025
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The incident that caused the three deputies' deaths is still under investigation by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The deputies had served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department, Luna said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Record company executives, agents, producers and bookers dominate the panel discussions.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Assuming agent fees of 10 per cent plus a four per cent transfer levy, Mbeumo’s signing adds £14.1m to United’s amortisation bill in 2025-26, then £15.0m per season until the end of the 2029-30 season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Bustos suggested connecting with an immigration attorney who could help her petition for a legal status.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Bell’s attorneys filed a similar petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, but the panel has not yet issued a ruling.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The company's senior sales manager, Lauren Doubrava, told the Free Press that the Friends of the Fitz proposed the idea.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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That’s what Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy called his team after completing a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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