Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commissioner-designate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: com-mis-sion-er-des-ig-nate
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has been selected to become European Commissioner by the President of the European Commission but is yet to be approved by their respective parliamentary committee.

Example Sentences

"It's expected in late September and October each Commissioner-designate will face an hours-long grilling by the European Parliament. Typically, at least one commissioner might fail the test (three failed the last go around)."

Etymology

From Commissioner + -designate.

Inflected Forms

Commissioners-designate (plural)

Questions

What does commissioner-designate mean?: A person who has been selected to become European Commissioner by the President of the European Commission but is yet to be approved by their respective parliamentary committee.
Where does commissioner-designate come from?: From Commissioner + -designate.

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