licensee

noun

Definition of licenseenext
as in permittee

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Recent Examples of licensee Subway did not respond to a request for comment Thursday, while Starbucks essentially deferred to the O’Hare licensee, HMSHost. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The licensee had to have known that the information was false. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 The Tetris brand’s global licensee network includes major video game publishers, including Nintendo and Sega, as well as many partners in electronics, toys and games, apparel, accessories, entertainment and other areas. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026 Its license business also saw improved profitability per licensee, helped by the use of a broader range of characters. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for licensee
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  1. assignee
  2. candidate
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  • 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
Definition of assignee
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  • If El-Sayed loses, there will be a fight over blame between Democrats who spent tens of millions of dollars to support him and progressives who’ll argue that the party establishment can’t be trusted when leftist candidates win a nomination.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • John James and Mike Rogers, while both Republicans, are very different political candidates running markedly different campaigns against two very different opponents.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of candidate

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“Licensee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensee. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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