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
Awards season is in full swing, and last night saw the nominees for the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards hit the blue carpet in Los Angeles.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Rowe and Mark May were presenters, while Rowe, a pioneer in women's sports broadcasting, interviewed all the nominees in her charming and entertaining way.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Each winner is designated amongst its field of fellow nominees in bold and with a WINNER notation next to it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
The make-up and hair styling teams behind Best Picture Oscar nominees Sinners, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein swept the film categories Saturday night at the 13th annual MUAHS Awards.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
By the time the general election rolls around — where anyone can vote — the nominees have almost always already been chosen in primaries closed to independents.
—Torsha Childs, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The consolation prize for disgruntled local talent is the best British film award, which five years ago expanded its field to 10 nominees — in theory to better reflect the breadth and diversity of British cinema, though the risk of greater expansion is that exclusions become more pointed.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The other BRITs nominees for international group of the year are Geese, Haim, Tame Impala and Turnstile.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
The Oklahoman's Student of the Week poll is at the bottom of the list of nominees.
—Darla Rivera, Oklahoman, 9 Feb. 2026
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Rowe and Mark May were presenters, while Rowe, a pioneer in women's sports broadcasting, interviewed all the nominees in her charming and entertaining way.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Each winner is designated amongst its field of fellow nominees in bold and with a WINNER notation next to it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
The make-up and hair styling teams behind Best Picture Oscar nominees Sinners, One Battle After Another and Frankenstein swept the film categories Saturday night at the 13th annual MUAHS Awards.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
By the time the general election rolls around — where anyone can vote — the nominees have almost always already been chosen in primaries closed to independents.
—Torsha Childs, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The consolation prize for disgruntled local talent is the best British film award, which five years ago expanded its field to 10 nominees — in theory to better reflect the breadth and diversity of British cinema, though the risk of greater expansion is that exclusions become more pointed.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The other BRITs nominees for international group of the year are Geese, Haim, Tame Impala and Turnstile.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
The Oklahoman's Student of the Week poll is at the bottom of the list of nominees.
—Darla Rivera, Oklahoman, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominees
Noun
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Rather, they are required to provide such opportunities if legally qualified opposing candidates request it.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Justice Democrats said its candidates will not take corporate PAC money or money from American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the crypto lobby or the artificial intelligence lobby.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bass’ office last week said her appointees on the executive committee include entertainment attorney Matt Johnson, real estate developer Jaime Lee and union leader Yvonne Wheeler.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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At meetings with political appointees, staffers were encouraged to describe their work as combating fraud in the immigration system.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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