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
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Indiana residents voted to elect their preferred party’s nominee in primary races for federal, state and local office.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Who were the political nominees?
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang announced the nominees across two podcast eps, because this thing is chock full of categories.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2026
Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast, playing Gilda Dent, wife to Gotham district attorney Harvey Dent.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 8 May 2026
In addition to Nyad, Cox also wrote and executive produced the upcoming film Love of Your Life directed by Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison and starring Margaret Qualley, Gabriel Basso, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Catherine Keener.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Chosen for impact to humanity … The Falcon 9 team was chosen from a long list of impressive nominees.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Produced by Darren Aronofsky (The Whale) for Protozoa, Motel Mojave’s Jacob Jaffke (X trilogy), and C2’s Dave Caplan (Longlegs), the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper), Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play), Norman Reedus (Ballerina), and two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2026
The Cannes Film Festival has introduced the world to future best-picture nominees including Parasite and Pulp Fiction, but just as often platformed movies that will ultimately be too edgy for Oscar.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Who were the political nominees?
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang announced the nominees across two podcast eps, because this thing is chock full of categories.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2026
Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast, playing Gilda Dent, wife to Gotham district attorney Harvey Dent.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 8 May 2026
In addition to Nyad, Cox also wrote and executive produced the upcoming film Love of Your Life directed by Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison and starring Margaret Qualley, Gabriel Basso, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Catherine Keener.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Chosen for impact to humanity … The Falcon 9 team was chosen from a long list of impressive nominees.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Produced by Darren Aronofsky (The Whale) for Protozoa, Motel Mojave’s Jacob Jaffke (X trilogy), and C2’s Dave Caplan (Longlegs), the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper), Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play), Norman Reedus (Ballerina), and two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2026
The Cannes Film Festival has introduced the world to future best-picture nominees including Parasite and Pulp Fiction, but just as often platformed movies that will ultimately be too edgy for Oscar.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominee
candidate
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This June, the Brooklyn Can’t Wait slate of reform-minded candidates is running to build a transparent, accountable, and inclusive party.—
Adam Davis,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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If accepted, candidates may begin attending seminary school, which, like other forms of higher education, will include classes, exams and studying.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Nominee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominee. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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