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
Even though 2025 writing/directing nominees Hacks, Abbott, and The Bear should all draw plenty of support once again, both the Writing for a Comedy and Directing for a Comedy categories have recognized at least one first-year show in 11 of the last 12 years.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 June 2026
His fellow nominees were Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
From prison kitchens to becoming one of the most celebrated chefs in Los Angeles, two-time James Beard Award nominee is reopening his acclaimed restaurant, Alta Adams.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Lionsgate first took a stab at adapting Monopoly in 2015, enlisting Golden Globe nominee Andrew Niccol to pen a script.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
The party's nominees for the state's top races issued statements Friday saying they were troubled by the FBI raid.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
So the president will choose or or choose not to appoint other nominees to be on the commission.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
The other nominees for program of the year are The Comeback, Hacks, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Pitt (which won last year), Pluribus and Shrinking.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 June 2026
His fellow nominees were Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme, Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
From prison kitchens to becoming one of the most celebrated chefs in Los Angeles, two-time James Beard Award nominee is reopening his acclaimed restaurant, Alta Adams.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Lionsgate first took a stab at adapting Monopoly in 2015, enlisting Golden Globe nominee Andrew Niccol to pen a script.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
The party's nominees for the state's top races issued statements Friday saying they were troubled by the FBI raid.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
So the president will choose or or choose not to appoint other nominees to be on the commission.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
The other nominees for program of the year are The Comeback, Hacks, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Pitt (which won last year), Pluribus and Shrinking.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominee
candidate
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None of the Senate candidates surpassed the 50% threshold required to win, and Ossoff and Warnock headed to a January 2021 runoff against their Republican opponents.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Burnham was promptly selected as Labour’s candidate, making Thursday’s by-election perhaps the most consequential in British history.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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“Nominee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominee. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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