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nominees

noun

plural of nominee

as in candidates

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 nominees Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 The Daytime Emmys have revealed their first four categories of nominees. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 But these nominees suggest that Emmy voters should learn to let go of comfort every once and awhile, and try something new. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 The roster of shows drawing nominations for reality directing was close to the list of top series nominees in the category. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 July 2026 The War and Treaty have been multiple nominees at country music’s two big industry awards, the CMAs and the ACMs. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026 The nominees for the 78th Emmy Awards will be announced this morning. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Read below for more nominees and everything to know about the 2026 Primetime Emmys. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 July 2026 Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller are presenting the nominees on Wednesday morning. — NPR, 8 July 2026

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Back then, the imperial family was bigger and incorporated other collateral branches, known as Oke, which offered a pool of candidates if the main bloodline failed to produce an heir.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Even candidates who have merely been endorsed by progressive organizations have sought to draw distinctions.

— Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026

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But critics say that if the rule is implemented, the final sign-off for grants will no longer be in the hands of subject-matter experts within individual agencies, but in those of political appointees.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
This rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 grants political appointees unprecedented control over federal grantmaking, sidelining peer review.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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