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licentiates

noun

plural of licentiate
as in candidates

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  1. candidates
  2. assignees
  3. appointees
Noun
  • French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Descano, a former prosecutor for the Obama administration, took office in Fairfax in 2020 as part of a movement of leftist prosecutor candidates backed by megadonor George Soros.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidates
Noun
  • 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 assignees
Noun
  • The second phase involves installing political appointees to run universities.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership and replacing board members with his own appointees.
    — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of appointees
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“Licentiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licentiates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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