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Commissioners-designate

Commissioners-designate is the plural of Commissioner-designate.

Meaning of Commissioner-designate

Noun

Commissioner-designate (plural Commissioners-designate)

  1. (European-Union) 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.
    • 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).2024 September 2, Paul Dallison, “The full lineup for the new EU Commission”, in Politico

Questions about Commissioners-designate

What is Commissioners-designate the plural of?
Commissioners-designate is the plural of Commissioner-designate.

Words near Commissioners-designate in the dictionary

  1. commissioneress
  2. commissioneresses
  3. commissioners
  4. Commissioners Creek
  5. commissioners of oaths
  6. Commissioners-designate
  7. commissionership
  8. commissionerships
  9. commissioning
  10. commissioning editor
  11. commissioning editors

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