Thesaurus results for DESIGNEE

designee

noun

ˌde-zig-ˈnē

Definition of designee

as in nominee

one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty the director or a designee shall sign the report

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Recent Examples of designee The participant shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or Commissioner’s designee. — David Ubben, New York Times, 15 July 2026 The role of Goodell, or a designee of his choosing, serving as the arbitrator has become the central controversy in the case. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026 After harvest, marijuana would need to be stored in a place the DEA could access if needed, and the DEA would purchase the product and sell it back to the cultivator or a designee for a fee. — The Oklahoman, Oklahoman, 27 Apr. 2026 The Education Department’s executive director of American Indian Education, Jackie White, organizes the council’s meetings as the state superintendent’s designee to the board. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for designee

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Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
The final anthology has 34, including Schreck, Tony nominee and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, Tony and Pulitzer nominee Sarah Ruhl, and two-time National Endowment for the Arts fellow Migdalia Cruz, among others.

— Carey Purcell, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026

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After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
But most of the likely Democratic candidates simply don’t agree that a genocide happened in Gaza, and reject the question’s premise.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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