🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nomeado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nomeado

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appointee/əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O nomeado começará seu novo cargo na próxima semana."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has been officially assigned to a position or role.

    "The appointee will start their new role next week."
  2. 2

    A person designated to carry out a specific duty or function.

    "The committee selected an appointee to oversee the project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'appointee' originates from the verb 'appoint', which comes from the Old French 'apointier', meaning 'to arrange, to fix'. This word has its roots in the Latin 'adpunctare', meaning 'to bring to a point'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to someone designated for a specific role or task.

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