nominee

[nom-uh-nee]

noun

1. a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.

2. a person in whose name title to real estate or ownership of stock is held but who is not the actual proprietor or holder.

nominee

/ ˌnɒmɪˈniː /

noun

1. a person who is nominated to an office or as a candidate

2. 1. a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, esp to conceal the identity of the nominator

   2. ( as modifier )

      nominee shareholder

Word History and Origins

Origin of nominee¹

First recorded in 1655–65; nomin(ate) + -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of nominee¹

C17: from _nomin(ate) + _-ee

Example Sentences

The 18-minute clip consisted of the Oscar nominee pitching the team outlandish advertising ideas like painting the Statue of Liberty orange.

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Fan, nominated for her uncharacteristic role as a farmer-healer in the Malaysian movie "Mother Bhumi", is the best-known nominee from China at this year's Golden Horse Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Oscars.

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Michael Selig, the nominee to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will go before a senate committee for a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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This was after Ben Gannon-Doak had chopped inside and floated in an inviting ball, but only a Ballon d'Or nominee might have the confidence to attempt something so audacious.

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"Making films is not what I do, it is who I am," the four-fold Oscar nominee said on Sunday, accompanying his long-awaited Academy Awards honour with an acceptance speech about his love of cinema.

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Related Words

• applicant 
• appointee 
• aspirant 
• contender 
• contestant