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
Who were the political nominees?
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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
Chosen for impact to humanity … The Falcon 9 team was chosen from a long list of impressive nominees.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 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
The two-time Grammy nominees are scheduled to celebrate the album with a special headlining show at Nashville historic Ryman Auditorium on September 13.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
Ten of the nominees receive an AJC Nurse Excellence Award, and one is presented with an AJC Nurse Leader Award, presented by Kaiser Permanente.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Even before the primary determined the nominees, the race has been an increasingly heated battle between Acton and former-DOGE leader Ramaswamy.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The agency has mostly been led by acting directors, with both Republican and Democratic administrations failing to get nominees for the ATF position through the politically fraught process.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
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
Chosen for impact to humanity … The Falcon 9 team was chosen from a long list of impressive nominees.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 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
The two-time Grammy nominees are scheduled to celebrate the album with a special headlining show at Nashville historic Ryman Auditorium on September 13.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
Ten of the nominees receive an AJC Nurse Excellence Award, and one is presented with an AJC Nurse Leader Award, presented by Kaiser Permanente.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Even before the primary determined the nominees, the race has been an increasingly heated battle between Acton and former-DOGE leader Ramaswamy.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The agency has mostly been led by acting directors, with both Republican and Democratic administrations failing to get nominees for the ATF position through the politically fraught process.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominees
Noun
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The San Diego Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Shaw and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Asked whether Raman’s framing resonated politically, Schnur said many voters tune into the debate primarily to hear candidates discuss policy positions and leadership priorities, making arguments about political maneuvering potentially harder for casual audiences to follow.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Counting Warsh, the president would have three appointees on the seven-member board, including Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman from his first term.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The same judges, who are mostly Trump appointees, refused to grant Anthropic a stay to prevent the ruling from taking effect.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nominees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominees. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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