nominee
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
a person in whose name title to real estate or ownership of stock is held but who is not the actual proprietor or holder.
Origin of nominee
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How to use nominee in a sentence
Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton | Eleanor Clift | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBy contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.
Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
Why a 26-year-old with no ties to the 2012 GOP nominee and no campaign experience has them worried.
Lisa Kudrow - The Comeback How—HOW—is Lisa Kudrow not a nominee for the revival of The Comeback?
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More | Kevin Fallon | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Her nominee was unable to hold his ground in Kerry, nor was the Papal Bishop permanently resident.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe leaders talked to the President singly, in the order of their importance, against his nominee, on the score of party peace.
The Art of Disappearing | John Talbot SmithYet this Tory nominee of a Tory Cabinet, in his brief term of office, insured a great advance along this very path toward freedom.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonMolly was one of the nominees for secretary and, standing beside a nominee from the opposing side, she also shone in comparison.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedThe Indian representative was, of course, sure to be merely a British nominee; the other four would be colonial politicians.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for nominee
/ (ˌnɒmɪˈniː) /
a person who is nominated to an office or as a candidate
a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, esp to conceal the identity of the nominator
(as modifier): nominee shareholder
Origin of nominee
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