adj.
1.appointed but not yet installed in office designate v.
1.assign a name or title to
2.give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
3.decree or designate beforehand
4.design or destine
Idiom of the Day
be that as it may
even if what you say is true
"Be that as it may, we are not going to permit the school dance to take place."