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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 time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The field representative, Ho Yin Mo, was a young member of Stefani’s team who previously worked as a TV reporter in the Bay Area before entering politics.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Know More The Pentagon has negotiated equity or some equivalent, like warrants, in at least 10 companies since Cerberus cofounder Steve Feinberg was confirmed as deputy defense secretary last year.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kosta The two rivals also do not agree on Diamantis, the former deputy state budget director at the Office of Policy and Management who was fired by Lamont in a high-profile corruption scandal.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • An immigration attorney representing the man's family identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some medical professionals have a reputation among attorneys as more defense-friendly, and prosecutors should know better than to pick them even before trial, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Gwen Westley Sullivan, former editorial manager of Women’s Wear Daily and W, said Froio was her colleague for 17 years and then her friend.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Chiefs general manager Brett Veach walked through the team’s training facility a few days later, where Mahomes was rehabbing from knee surgery.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of manager

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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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