designated
v.v. to choose someone or something for a special job or purpose. You use this when you officially name a person or a place for a specific role.
v. to officially assign a specific status or function to someone or something. Often used in the passive voice to indicate that a person or area has been selected for a particular purpose.
The city council decided to designate this park as a protected area.
The manager will designate one person from each team to lead the safety training next month.
The government plans to designate several coastal regions as marine sanctuaries to prevent further damage from industrial fishing and commercial shipping traffic.
The verb is transitive and frequently appears in the passive form ('is designated as').
They designated him for the leader.They designated him as the leader.When assigning a role or title, the verb typically takes the preposition 'as' rather than 'for'.