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the undersigned

noun [plural]
 
 
/ˌʌn.dəˈsaɪnd/ US  /-dɚ-/ formal

Definition

the people whose signatures appear below in the text, usually at the end of a formal letter: We, the undersigned, strongly object to the closure of St. Mary's Hospital: Jack James (Dr), Philippa Curry (Dr), Hugh Edwards.Signing and signatures
(Definition of the undersigned noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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