as in delegate
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 assignee
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.
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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.
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Robert Anderson,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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
As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
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The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
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That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation.
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Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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In all 11 host cities, federal agents are leading operations to keep drones away from match-day crowds.
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There are many reasons why, said Matthew Billips, an Atlanta anti-discrimination and civil rights plaintiffs’ attorney.
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There was no plan, no standoff between gang rivals, no battle for pride and respect at 10th and K streets, Mtula Payton’s attorney told jurors Wednesday.
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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