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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

“He has been in California,” the nominator said.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various

The shortlist was decided by a panel or 14 nominators, made up of presenters, artists, producers and writers from North America, South America, Africa, Europe, East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024

Some 40 Tony nominators, representing a cross-section of theater disciplines, see every show and vote on the nominees in every category.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

Maurine Knighton, chief program officer at the Doris Duke Foundation, summed up the admiration of the foundation’s nominators and selection panelists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

The Tony Awards have accepted Sullivan’s position, meaning that Sullivan will not appear on the list of Tony-eligible performers considered by nominators at the end of the season.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

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 Sir Home Gordon, Bart.

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