as in nominees
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 designees
Treatment directors can sometimes initiate commitments In limited cases, a treatment director or their designees can also initiate the Chapter 51 process.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for designees
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The poll did not compare other possible Democratic nominees (like Geoff Duncan, Michael Thurmond or Jason Esteves) against a Republican ticket.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minogue’s endorsement came as a record number of delegates gathered at the DCU Center in Worcester on Saturday for the Massachusetts Republican Convention to select the party’s nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and other offices.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The two highest-polling candidates — Hilton and Steyer — are in the mid-teens, with most of the other candidates close behind.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mfume has not joined in the negative attack game, but Conway, like other failing candidates, has decided his only political pathway is simply to run a nasty and divisive campaign.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Designees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designees. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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