as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
the director or a designee shall sign the report
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Recent Examples of designee
The ordinance allows the Sacramento County Sheriff and other county departments or designees to inspect the premises at any time.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secretary designee McMahon voiced her support for the House version of the proposal last year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secondly, the legislation empowers state’s attorneys to alert school superintendents or their designee if a student is suspected of committing a violent felony.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Just this month, Education Secretary designee Linda McMahon made the case for reducing the role of the department in relation to states which are more proximate to regional education and – and workforce – needs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secretary designee McMahon voiced her support for the House version of the proposal last year.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Secondly, the legislation empowers state’s attorneys to alert school superintendents or their designee if a student is suspected of committing a violent felony.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designee
candidate
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One possible candidate is Circle Internet Group , which has surged nearly 500% from its IPO price of $31 but is drawing mixed opinions from Wall Street analysts.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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The law allows a candidate to declare a party or disregard the party tag and run as a nonpartisan candidate.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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“Designee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designee. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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