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
The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers.
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Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
The company also becomes the assignee of the invention.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The evolving adversity in the case between principals of the assignor, Penn Dutch, and its assignee, and Von Kahle and company, is unusual, Jeffries said.
—Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
—al, 22 June 2023
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee.
—Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015
The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
The company also becomes the assignee of the invention.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
The evolving adversity in the case between principals of the assignor, Penn Dutch, and its assignee, and Von Kahle and company, is unusual, Jeffries said.
—Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
Noun
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After John Kerry’s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sainz was spoken to by the FIA’s media delegate over his language on Friday morning in Bahrain ahead of opening practice at the Sakhir circuit.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Perry's representative via email for comment on Monday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s official kick-off follows the signing of an accord by representatives of the European Union’s European Investment Fund (EIF) in Paris on Friday committing €25M ($28.5M) to the fund.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shelley Webb is a supervising deputy in the criminal division of the City Attorney’s Office.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Two men were killed in a shooting near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, deputies said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those qualities should top your list of agent must-haves, along with clear communication and high client ratings.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sellers can now choose whether to offer buyer agent compensation through MLS platforms—a change that has already begun reshaping how homes are bought and sold across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Racial Bias: Civil rights attorneys say the new law could disproportionately harm Black people in part because the algorithm measures factors where racial disparities already exist.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both Mavs general manager Nico Harrison and Dumont have stated the team has no intentions of leaving Dallas.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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