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designee

noun
/ˌdɛzɪɡˈni/

Etymology

From designate + -ee.

  1. borrowed from dēsignātus
  2. suffixed as designee — “designate + ee”

Definitions

  1. One who has been designated

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA