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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.

How the nominators handled the ensemble in David Adjmi’s recording-studio-set play was going to be one of the morning’s most interesting questions.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2024

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

In October, Tien told reporters that four members in his group tried to visit about 240 nominators, but 200 of them did not answer the door and 15 others refused to listen to their platform.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 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 vestry was consulted, and the three parish nominators gave consent.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada

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