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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

Davis, David, judge, nominator of Lincoln, iii, 288.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard

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

Like the crush of Oscar hopefuls that open in late December, productions want to open as close as possible to the Tonys deadline to be fresh in the minds of nominators and voters.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2024

There, a candidate for the position of Speaker must have at least three nominators from the party other than that of the candidate.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2023

Both story lines pushed Smith-Cameron’s Gerri to the fore, which undoubtedly prodded Emmy nominators to finally take notice of the actor’s work.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2022

We retired from the debate which had followed on his nomination: we, his nominators, mortified; he dispirited to excess.

From The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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