assignees

noun

plural of assignee
as in delegates
a person who acts or does business for another you are hereby authorized as my assignee for the duration of the case

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Recent Examples of assignees Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date. — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignees
  1. delegates
  2. representatives
  3. agents
  4. deputies
  5. attorneys
  6. managers
  7. ministers
Noun
  • This week, Cuba commemorated Castro with events including the International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from leftist organizations across the continent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Attendance of international industry professional delegates to the LFF has doubled over the last five years.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegates
Noun
  • The justice ministry rejected the criticism, saying the proceedings complied with Syrian law and included the participation of victims and their representatives.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Variety has reached out to representatives for ABC and Gutman for comment.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of representatives
Noun
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individuals.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In both of last month's shootings, agents were not wearing body cameras.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • Shortly after arrival at the hospital, deputies said that 8-year-old Camila Leon had succumbed to her injuries.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Among them were Broward County sheriff’s deputies who wanted photos and a trio of women who lamented they had been drawn into a new Republican-leaning district.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • All of them also have attorneys who are speaking on their behalf.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There is no methodology which precisely calculates this number, but good trial attorneys can usually get within the ballpark based on their past experiences with similar cases.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.
    — Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple sources told the Daily News that three managers at the Kingsbridge depot have been disciplined in connection with maintenance issues, a claim on which the MTA declined to comment.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The arrangement includes a new organization, to be overseen by a secretariat in Saudi Arabia, and regular meetings among the foreign and defense ministers of the three countries, along with their military chiefs.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The symbol of an institution that for decades has prepared many of Ukraine’s top public finance officials and ministers sat bomb-blasted and unusable.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ministers

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“Assignees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignees. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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