Definitions

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  • noun A person who has been designated.

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  • noun law One who has been designated

Etymologies

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designate +‎ -ee

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Examples

  • If the Secretary of Agriculture or Energy serves on the Interagency Council on Biobased Products and Bioenergy through a designee, the designee should be the chair of the Department's working group.

    Executive Order On Developing Biobased Products Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1999

  • If the Secretary of Agriculture or Energy serves on the Interagency Council on Biobased Products and Bioenergy through a designee, the designee should be the chair of the Department's working group.

    Executive Order 13134 On Developing Biobased Products Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1999

  • If the reading takes place, it's likely to be carried out by Boehner or his designee, meaning that a number of members may participate, according to a GOP leadership aide.

    Republicans propose sweeping changes to House rules Felicia Sonmez 2010

  • The "designee" should have "appropriate expertise in such areas as economic stabilization, financial aid to commerce and industry, financial restructuring, energy efficiency, and environmental protection."

    Wasting Paul Volcker 2008

  • She also asked that Torres identify each departmental "designee" responsible for providing public information to those who request it, and that the city's "organizational chart" reflect that hierarchy and eventually be posted on the city's Web site.

    The Taunton Gazette Home RSS 2009

  • "designee" was specifically added to Article VIII of the Alcon Organizational Regulations following the 2008 Nestlé-Novartis transaction.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • There are all kinds of online banking tools and applications that can alert you (and sometimes a designee) when any number of sentinel events occur that could indicate a problem, ranging from overdraft, to the clearing of a check that exceeds a specific threshold, to failure to remit to a regular payee like the electric or gas company.

    Mark Lachs, M.D.: Elder Abuse: How to Protect Your Loved One When Cognitive Problems Arise M.D. Mark Lachs 2010

  • There are all kinds of online banking tools and applications that can alert you (and sometimes a designee) when any number of sentinel events occur that could indicate a problem, ranging from overdraft, to the clearing of a check that exceeds a specific threshold, to failure to remit to a regular payee like the electric or gas company.

    Mark Lachs, M.D.: Elder Abuse: How to Protect Your Loved One When Cognitive Problems Arise M.D. Mark Lachs 2010

  • Soon, the Senate Finance Committee will consider HB2000, which mandates that one of the two voting seats on the WMATA Board go to the governor's designee to Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

    McDonnell MIA on Metro funding David Alpert 2011

  • There are all kinds of online banking tools and applications that can alert you (and sometimes a designee) when any number of sentinel events occur that could indicate a problem, ranging from overdraft, to the clearing of a check that exceeds a specific threshold, to failure to remit to a regular payee like the electric or gas company.

    Mark Lachs, M.D.: Elder Abuse: How to Protect Your Loved One When Cognitive Problems Arise M.D. Mark Lachs 2010

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