designate
/ˈdɛzɪɡneɪt/
adjective
- Appointed or chosen for a position but not yet officially in that role.
- The ambassador designate will meet with the foreign minister tomorrow.
- He served as the chairman designate until the election was confirmed.
- She is the editor designate, starting her new role next month.
verb
- To officially choose someone or something for a particular job, purpose, or role.
- The manager will designate a team leader for the new project.
- This area is designated as a no-parking zone.
- The president designated her as the official spokesperson.
- To indicate or point out something clearly; to mark or name.
- The signs designate the hiking trails with different colors.
- In the diagram, arrows designate the direction of the wind.
- The stars on the map designate the locations of the best campsites.