designated survivor

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Etymology[edit]

designated +‎ survivor

Noun[edit]

designated survivor (plural designated survivors)

  1. (US) A member of the United States Cabinet who stays at a physically distant, secure, and undisclosed location when the President, the vice president, and the other officials in the line of succession are gathered at a single location.