Noun
designated survivor (plural designated survivors)
(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.
Feb. 1 (UPI) -- "Designated Survivor" and "24" star Kiefer Sutherland can be seen as a cop tracking a suspect in the first trailer for Quibi's remake of the action-drama, "The Fugitive." Source: Internet