designate
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When the Justice Department issued its view in January 1978, the president could designate any sitting governor as chair without Senate approval.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Immigrant parents can choose to leave the country with their children or to designate someone to care for them, Bis said, which “is consistent with past administration’s policies.”
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
There has also been a push in Congress led by Massachusetts Democrat Representative Ayanna Pressley with more than 170 supporters for legislation to require the administration to designate Haiti for TPS.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the Studio City Midcentury as a piece of the city’s history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
“Now,” boomed Wednesday, over the mechanical music, “at the start of any quest or enterprise it behooves us to consult the Norns. So let us designate this Sybil our Urd, eh?”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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