Commissioner-designate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Commissioner + -designate.
Noun
[edit]Commissioner-designate (plural Commissioners-designate)
- (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.
- 2024 September 2, Paul Dallison, “The full lineup for the new EU Commission”, in Politico[1]:
- 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).