adjudicatario

awardee, successful bidder

noun ahd-hoo-dee-kah-TAH-ryoh Rare

Usage Note

Adjudicatario is a legal and administrative term for the party awarded a contract, grant, or tender — commonly seen in public procurement (el adjudicatario del contrato). The feminine form is adjudicataria. It derives from adjudicar (to award, to adjudicate). In everyday speech it sounds bureaucratic; outside legal/procurement contexts, ganador or beneficiario would feel more natural.

Examples

"El adjudicatario firmó el contrato hoy."

Natural Translation

The awardee signed the contract today.

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