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nominator

American  
[nah-muhn-ayt-er] / ˈnɑ mənˌeɪt ər /

noun

nominators plural
  1. someone or something that nominates.


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For example, named storm number four will be Dave, described by the nominator as named for "my beloved husband who can snore three times louder than any storm".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

They were nominated for "their efforts to inform about, and protect, Earth's natural diversity, a prerequisite for sustainable and peaceful societies," said nominator Une Bastholm, the leader of the Norwegian Green Party.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2022

“Supply chain issues have become the scapegoat of everything that doesn’t happen or arrive on time and of every shortage,” one nominator said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021

In the summer of 2017, a representative of “1984,” a play produced by Mr. Rudin, barred a Tony nominator, Jose Antonio Vargas, from watching the show.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2021

Three parish nominators, one lay diocesan nominator, two clerical diocesan nominators, and the bishop, between them, choose the new incumbent.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.

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