as in candidate
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
as the club's vice presidential nominee, she was expected to support the president's position
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Recent Examples of nominee
Fans, players, and media will vote on nominees for each era.
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Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the Iraqi constitution, the president has 15 days to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government and assuming the position of prime minister.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fans got a look at the almost unrecognizable Oscar nominee in the role last November.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Find out what's in store from Robert Andreozzi, a two-time nominee for a James Beard Award, and his business partner Jesse Hedberg.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
His third-episode self-therapy session is a physical comedian’s dream come true, in which the three-time Emmy nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series triumphantly dusts off the (metaphorical) clown costume that was almost too convincing for the actor’s good.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Delegates will select the Republican governor and lieutenant governor nominees, as well as nominees for other statewide races, at the April 25 MassGOP convention.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Tillis is refusing to vote for any Fed nominee until the Department of Justice drops a criminal probe into Powell.
—Emily Wilkins,matt Peterson, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The Fort Worth singer, and Academy Award nominee, has been friends with Bridges for more than a decade and said the organization’s goals hits close to home.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the Iraqi constitution, the president has 15 days to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government and assuming the position of prime minister.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Fans got a look at the almost unrecognizable Oscar nominee in the role last November.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Find out what's in store from Robert Andreozzi, a two-time nominee for a James Beard Award, and his business partner Jesse Hedberg.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
His third-episode self-therapy session is a physical comedian’s dream come true, in which the three-time Emmy nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series triumphantly dusts off the (metaphorical) clown costume that was almost too convincing for the actor’s good.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Delegates will select the Republican governor and lieutenant governor nominees, as well as nominees for other statewide races, at the April 25 MassGOP convention.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Tillis is refusing to vote for any Fed nominee until the Department of Justice drops a criminal probe into Powell.
—Emily Wilkins,matt Peterson, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The Fort Worth singer, and Academy Award nominee, has been friends with Bridges for more than a decade and said the organization’s goals hits close to home.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominee
candidate
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Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, cautioned against reading too much into Tuesday’s results.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Headlined by Kon Knueppel, who’s a candidate to be the Hornets’ first rookie of the year since Ball picked up the honor in 2020-21, the additions of Sion James, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Liam McNeeley easily represent the team’s best collective class in a very long time.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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