designatedadj.
/ˈdɛzᵻɡneɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪdᵻd/ That has been designated (in various senses of the verb); indicated, marked out, named, specified, appointed.Sometimes: spec. appointed to an office or post but not yet installed; = designate adj.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > [adjective] > appointed by nomination > but not installed
designed1581
designate1646
elect1726
designated1868
1755 J. Charles Dispersion Men at Babel 170 The Designated One is represented, as calling upon God for Protection.
1801 J. Aikin et al. Gen. Biogr. II. 407/1 L. Calpurnius Piso, one of the designated consuls of the next year.
1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. ix. 436 Harold was virtually..the designated successor to the crown.
1899 H. B. Cushman Hist. Choctaw, Chickasaw, & Natchez Indians 431 Pontiac..called for a great council of all the tribes to be held at a designated point on the Aux Ecarces river.
1934 Atlantic Aug. 139 At the end of the week, he [sc. the worker] is required to return..part of his wages to a designated person, often a foreman.
1970 A. Toffler Future Shock xvii. 388 They receive two check-in calls each day at designated times.
1987 B. Leatham-Jones Elements Industr. Robotics 227/1 A safety system designed to alarm out..if unauthorised persons..enter a designated no-go area.
2006 A. Summers One Train Later iv. 54 I meet Mona on the cliffs at the designated spot.
Compounds
designated driver n. originally U.S. a person who agrees not to drink alcohol at a social event in order to drive others home.
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1982 N.Y. Times 27 Oct. b12/3 I didn't even drink in high school. I was what you'd call the designated driver.
1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 286 By applying both political pressure for tougher laws and social pressure for appointing a designated driver, this group is a strong reason alcohol-related traffic deaths have dropped a third from what they were ten years ago.
2001 B. Hatch Internat. Gooseberry 24 You're the designated driver, so you won't be able to drink.
designated hitter Baseball a non-fielding player designated before the start of a game to bat in place of the pitcher anywhere in the batting order; (in extended use) a representative; a stand-in.The designated hitter, first allowed in the Major Leagues in 1973, is not used in the National League, but is used in the American league and throughout the minor leagues and college baseball.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > batter
batsman1856
slugger1877
pinch-hitter1899
pinch batter1904
pull hitter1927
switch-hitter1948
designated hitter1961
designated pinch-hitter1967
clean-up hitter1984
1961 Sporting News 15 Feb. 4/2 I can see the merit to the idea of having a designated hitter for every weak-hitting pitcher.
1977 Baseball Digest Jan. 30/2 Designated hitter Dan Driessen was 3-for-3 in Game No. 3 with a single, homer, double and walk.
1985 N.Y. Times 23 Oct. a23/1 Missouri was chosen by Congress as the designated hitter for [black] freedom and equality.
1995 Empire May 61/2 For example, I think a lot of people took as many drugs as Jack Nicholson did in the 70s, but he became the designated hitter.
2003 M. Lewis Moneyball viii. 166 Come opening day there was a temporary spot available for him in the lineup: designated hitter.
designated pinch-hitter Baseball rare = pinch-hitter n.
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1967 Chicago Tribune 6 Mar. iii. 2/4 The American league allowed the Chicago White Sox to use a designated pinch hitter twice in the same game during the spring exhibition season here.
1973 Newsweek 26 Mar. 27/3 Perón..tapped him in 1972 as his own designated pinch hitter in the election.
2002 D. A. Sullivan Late Innings 238 Several major league teams instructed their affiliates to vote against reinstating designated pinch hitters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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