nom·i·nee (n m  -n  )n. 1. One who has been nominated to an office or for a candidacy. 2. A person or organization in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party. [nomin(ate) + -ee.] |
nominee [ˌnɒmɪˈniː]
n
1. a person who is nominated to an office or as a candidate
2.
a. a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, esp to conceal the identity of the nominator
b. (as modifier) nominee shareholder
[from nominate + -ee]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  nominee - a politician who is running for public officedark horse - a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly favorite son - a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state running mate - a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices spoiler - a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning stalking-horse - a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate write-in, write-in candidate - a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters |
nominee
noun candidate, applicant, entrant, contestant, aspirant, runner The President vetoed two Pinochet nominees for the top army rank of major general.
Quotations
"nominee: a modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"nominee: a modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
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