Synonyms of nominees

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidates
• appointees
• designees
• delegates
• selectees
• inductees
• licensees
• assignees
• deputies
• permittees
• licentiates
• selections
• draftees
• agents
• choices
• endorsees
• delegatees
• picks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nominees

The Senate also confirmed Obama’s picks for defense secretary and education secretary as well as 20 judicial nominees, even as Republicans outraged Democrats by blocking Garland. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

In such seats, the primary becomes the real election, a dynamic that tends to favor the coronation of extremely polarizing nominees since, typically, that electorate is composed of committed partisans. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

See the full list of nominees, with the winners in bold, for the first ever Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards below. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

While this year’s other nominees will no doubt be strong, Kehlani is setting milestones. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

The official list of nominees is private and not revealed until 50 years after the award for that year is given. — Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

With a crowd full of industry figures and upcoming CFDA Fashion Award nominees beaming back at him, in that moment, his statement couldn’t have proved more true. — Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Taylor Swift leads all individual nominees (6) for this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards, followed by Ariana Grande (5) and Sabrina Carpenter (5). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

There are currently 27 judicial vacancies at the district level and 10 nominees to fill those, mostly in Republican states. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026