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assignor

British  
/ ˌæsɪˈnɔː /

noun

  1. law a person who transfers or assigns property

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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City Section assignor Tony Crittendon said he had more than 200 officials available to work Friday night games before the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022

“COVID exacerbated things,” said Gary Gilman, an umpire assignor for the OCBOA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

“Initially, an assignor doesn’t know what his officials have or haven’t done,” Washington Officials Association executive director Todd Stordahl said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2021

In football, the Fairfax County Football Officials Association said it has experienced a 40 percent drop over the past three years, according to an estimate by referee assignor Andre Jones.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017

Button, Dunkirk, N. Y., assignor to M. O. Wilber for one half of said patent.

From Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

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