nominee
noun
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
nominees
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pluralof nominee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Party elders once settled on state governors and army generals as presidential nominees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Speculation in Sweden's literary circles is already in full swing, fuelled by the fact that the list of nominees and the jury's deliberations are kept secret for 50 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Elsewhere, Senate nominees have walked a careful line on tariffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Swift then appeared, joining in as a character trying to solve the case, which took viewers on a tour of the nominees and Swift's album and personal life.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
His insolent programme was known; he proposed on the morrow to thrust his preposterously unfit candidate for the mayoralty, together with a few other objectionable nominees for divers offices, down the throat of the convention.
From The Lash by Olin L. Lyman
