nominees

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of nominee.
  nominee

  noun

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

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nominees

And that goes for a slew of major-category Emmy nominees such as “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which has filmed on stages all over L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Diana later withdrew all but two of its board nominees, and Genco shareholders voted against those candidates at a shareholder meeting in June, Genco has said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It’s rare that candidates are nominated through conventions, which are often opportunities for endless speeches—much like the quadrennial political conventions that national parties hold to ratify their nominees.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Michigan’s primary and Maine’s process to replace Platner will determine whether any women join Alaska’s Mary Peltola as Democratic nominees in the nine most competitive races this year.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

These, however, were but a small part of the professed abolitionists of the United States, the great majority voting for the nominees of the old parties—Harrison, Van Buren, Polk and Clay.

From History of American Abolitionism by F. G. de Fontaine

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