designee

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/ˌdɛzɪɡˈni/

noun

One who has been designated

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Meanings

noundesignee (plural designees)

plural designees

  1. lawOne who has been designated

    The bill authorizes the President's designee, to access funds that the Congress has already appropriated for the auto industries.

    2008 December 11, “Automakers to remain under pressure for months yet”, in Birmingham Star
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    The commissioner of the Texas Department of Public Health is proposing that the commissioner of health, or the designee of the commissioner of health, be able to institute quarantine measures for people with AIDS.

    1985 December 28, Kim Westheimer, “Boston Quarantine Proposal Withdrawn”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 24, page 11

Origin

From designate + -ee.

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APA

designee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/designee

MLA

“designee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/designee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “designee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/designee.

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