- Ambassador, Designate
- посол, назначенный президентом, но ещё не утверждённый сенатом (США)
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
designate — [dez′ig nāt΄; ] for adj. [, dez′ignit, dez′ignāt΄] adj. [ME < L designatus, pp. of designare: see DESIGN] named for an office, etc. but not yet in it [ambassador designate] vt. designated, designating 1. to point out; mark out; indicate;… … English World dictionary
designate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare Date: 1629 chosen but not yet installed < ambassador designate > II. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1639 1. to indicate and set apart for a spec … New Collegiate Dictionary
designate — 1 verb (T) 1 to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose: designate sth as/for: We re going to designate this room as a no smoking area. | designate sb to do sth: She has been designated to take over the position of treasurer.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
designate — I UK [ˈdezɪɡneɪt] / US [ˈdezɪɡˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms designate : present tense I/you/we/they designate he/she/it designates present participle designating past tense designated past participle designated * 1) to formally choose… … English dictionary
designate — des|ig|nate1 [ dezıg,neıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose: Nobody has yet been designated as group leader. social workers designated to work with difficult children 2. ) FORMAL to give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
designate — designative, designatory /dez ig neuh tawr ee, tohr ee, dez ig nay teuh ree/, adj. designator, n. designee, n. v. /dez ig nayt /; adj. /dez ig nit, nayt /, v., designated, designating, adj. v.t. 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify … Universalium
designate — des•ig•nate v. [[t]ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. 1) to mark or point out; specify 2) to denote; signify; mean 3) to name; entitle; style 4) to nominate or select, as for a duty or office 5) gov named or… … From formal English to slang
designate — verb (t) /ˈdɛzɪgneɪt / (say dezignayt) (designated, designating) 1. to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify. 2. to name; entitle; style. 3. to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint; assign. –adjective /ˈdɛzɪgnət /… …
ambassador — ambassador, legate, nuncio, minister, envoy, internuncio, chargé d’affaires all designate a diplomatic agent serving his sovereign or government in a foreign country and are here compared with reference to their order of precedence as fixed by… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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