Meanings
nounobligatee (plural obligatees)
plural obligatees
- governmentA person who is obligated by law to do something
But in any provision of value to the public as a whole, other people are somehow affected or involved, as customers, beneficiaries or obligatees.
2001, John Alford, “The implications of 'publicness' for strategic management theory”, in Kevan Scholes, Gerry Johnson, editors, Exploring Public Sector Strategy, →ISBN, page 6
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obligatee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligatee
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