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
The Grammys have arrived and Music’s Biggest Night will finally answer questions that have been hounding music fans since the 2026 nominees were announced in November.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
Personal style runs the most gigantic gamut among nominees, presenters, performers, and guests, so that means the Grammy red carpet offers an incredible range of hair, makeup, and nail inspiration.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Feb. 2026
Scroll down for a complete list of the nominees in this year’s 95 categories, with the winners marked in bold as they are announced.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
The performer list is kept under wraps, but is likely to include such top nominees as Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars and Sabrina Carpenter.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Among them were Alex Warren, the singer-songwriter who rose to prominence on TikTok, and members of The Marías — both Atlantic Music standouts entering Grammy weekend as nominees for Best New Artist.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
Rae is among the class of best new artist nominees tonight and dressed for the momentous occasion.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Performers include Carpenter, Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tyler, the Creator and the full slate of best new artist nominees (Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young and The Marias).
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Performances included the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and all eight best new artist nominees – Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and The Marías.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
Personal style runs the most gigantic gamut among nominees, presenters, performers, and guests, so that means the Grammy red carpet offers an incredible range of hair, makeup, and nail inspiration.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Feb. 2026
Scroll down for a complete list of the nominees in this year’s 95 categories, with the winners marked in bold as they are announced.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
The performer list is kept under wraps, but is likely to include such top nominees as Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars and Sabrina Carpenter.
—Scott Mervis, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Among them were Alex Warren, the singer-songwriter who rose to prominence on TikTok, and members of The Marías — both Atlantic Music standouts entering Grammy weekend as nominees for Best New Artist.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Feb. 2026
Rae is among the class of best new artist nominees tonight and dressed for the momentous occasion.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Performers include Carpenter, Gaga, Justin Bieber, Tyler, the Creator and the full slate of best new artist nominees (Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, Sombr, Lola Young and The Marias).
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Performances included the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and all eight best new artist nominees – Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and The Marías.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominees
Noun
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent screened the qualifying candidates, whittling the list down to five and then four.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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No wonder Rieder vaulted to the top of the list of Fed chair candidates on prediction markets over the past few days.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Notably, however, among the new appointees to the board were a Black man, another man whose mother is Iranian and whose father is Pakistani, and a man of Spanish ancestry whose parents were Turkish immigrants.—
Richie Zweigenhaft,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The board consists of appointees from Mayor Andre Dickens, the City Council, Invest Atlanta and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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