designee
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌdɛzɪˈniː/
- Formal
:
designado
- The committee appointed John as their designee to represent them at the conference.
- designee to chair
- officials and designees
Examples
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The chairperson of the Committee (or his or her designee) shall present the Committee findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Academic text (1997) -
The Department of Social Services district manager or designee chairs RIAC meetings.
Academic text (1993) -
The principal or designee should, for example:
Academic text (1993) -
(A) The Governor of each state in the region or the designee of each such Governor.
Academic text (1995) -
The surgeon or designee obtained informed consent from all patients.
Academic text (2005) -
Each school could nominate one student; that student would then compete with designees from other schools.
Blog text (15) -
Does your UPC Chair or a designee attend your divisional Steering Council meeting on a regular basis?
Academic text (2011) -
The Council may establish subgroups consisting exclusively of Council members or their designees, as appropriate.
Blog text (8) -
The responses of the state directors or their designees were reviewed, analyzed, tabulated, and are reported in Table 1.
Academic text (1996) -
Are UPC minutes recorded by the UPC Recorder or designee and distributed to all relevant parties—UPC Coordinator, Nurse Manager/Manager, director, and staff?
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.6
A person chosen to be a candidate for an official position
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3.9
A person chosen for an official job or position
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6.7
A person who staff choose for extra security checks at airports
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6.8
A person who is given rights, property, or responsibilities by someone else
A person chosen for a job or office who has not started yet
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Designee comes from a Latin root signare meaning 'to mark', and you can see the same root in the English word sign. So a designee is someone 'marked out' or chosen for a job.