as in nominees
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 designees
Treatment directors can sometimes initiate commitments In limited cases, a treatment director or their designees can also initiate the Chapter 51 process.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designees
Noun
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Who were the political nominees?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang announced the nominees across two podcast eps, because this thing is chock full of categories.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The San Diego Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Shaw and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Asked whether Raman’s framing resonated politically, Schnur said many voters tune into the debate primarily to hear candidates discuss policy positions and leadership priorities, making arguments about political maneuvering potentially harder for casual audiences to follow.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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“Designees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designees. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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