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单词 designee
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designeen.

Brit. /ˌdɛzᵻɡˈniː/, U.S. /ˌdɛzɪɡˈni/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: designate v., -ee suffix1.
Etymology: < design- (in designate v.) + -ee suffix1. Compare designate adj., designator n. Compare also French désigné chosen or specified in advance, specific use as adjective of past participle of désigner (see design v.).
A person appointed, nominated, or specified for some role or purpose; one who has been designated.
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1899 Atlantic Reporter 41 9/2 At the end of..[the] period the defendant paid..to the several policy holders, owners, and designees of said policies their equitable proportion of the..surplus.
1925 Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Jrnl. 18 Aug. 1/1 Republican leaders are ignoring the demand..for ‘a real conference’ of party workers to replace the ‘hand picked’ regular designee.
1950 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 20 July 10/2 The great usefulness of the CAA inspectors and their appointive designees in keeping every step of plane building and flying safe.
2002 Esquire July 110/1 I'll need designees, people trusted by the president that I can elevate for various needs to balance against Karl.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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