Synonyms of nominee

nominee

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidate
• appointee
• designee
• delegate
• selectee
• licensee
• assignee
• deputy
• permittee
• inductee
• agent
• selection
• delegatee
• licentiate
• endorsee
• choice
• pick
• draftee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nominee

In a new ad running statewide and shared first with Semafor, the Democratic Senate nominee appears alongside his mom, who talks about his upbringing by teenage parents. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy released a plan stating future data centers must pay some bills and taxes for residents. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

The Power of Veto, introduced in Season 3, crucially gives nominees the chance to save themselves from the block before eviction night. — Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

In 2016, lifelong Republican Jennifer Pierotti Lim decided to break with her political party and vote for the opposite party’s candidate—in this case Hillary Clinton, who was the Democratic nominee for president in 2016. — USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

An Emmy nominee, Birbiglia has performed his award-winning solo shows worldwide — from the Sydney Opera House to the West End of London to Broadway. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

The party affirmed its backing for Nixon and gubernatorial Democratic nominee David Jolly, as well as other downballot Democrats. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

Jackson’s balancing act Supporters attend the Character Matters campaign rally for Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson on Saturday at Tannery Row in Buford. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Later, Parrish served as an associate producer on Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973), hiring crewmembers — including cinematographer Jack Couffer, an eventual Oscar nominee — and taking care of birds in a room at a Holiday Inn. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026