nominators

noun

plural of nominator
as in selectors

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  1. selectors
  2. voters
  3. pickers
  4. choosers
Noun
  • In some ultra-competitive genres—Northern soul, hip-hop, jungle—selectors have been known to cover up the center stickers of their records, or leave white labels unmarked, to throw boothsnooping DJs off the scent.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
  • The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of selectors
Noun
  • And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But as the third and purportedly final chapter of the trilogy, a smart campaign will get awards voters focused on the enormity of the Dune endeavor as a whole, on par with the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of voters
Noun
  • Currently, informal waste pickers and scrap collectors make up a large portion of Vietnam’s collection system, so the new policy also will factor in that labor so that workers aren’t left behind.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Federal authorities soon sent 20,000 pounds (9,072 kg) of food to the pea pickers’ camp.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pickers
Noun
  • As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
    — Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of choosers
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