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nominee

[ nom-uh-nee ]

noun

  1. a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
  2. a person in whose name title to real estate or ownership of stock is held but who is not the actual proprietor or holder.


nominee

/ ˌɒɪˈԾː /

noun

  1. a person who is nominated to an office or as a candidate
    1. a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, esp to conceal the identity of the nominator
    2. ( as modifier )

      nominee shareholder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nominee1

First recorded in 1655–65; nomin(ate) + -ee
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nominee1

C17: from nomin(ate) + -ee
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So they sent the four-time Emmy nominee to the physician they said had “coined the phrase” stiff person syndrome, a doctor who was “the” expert in the field, hoping for a definitive diagnosis.

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The five-time Oscar nominee and her husband, theater director Thomas Kail, reportedly welcomed their latest child together via surrogate more than a month ago.

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The main awards ceremony, along with several days of events for nominees, investors and environmental leaders, will be held in Rio de Janeiro in November.

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Trump’s nominee for commissioner, Wall Street executive Frank Bisignano, will face the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday for a confirmation hearing.

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Conservatives complained that the network only fact-checked Trump, thus giving preferential treatment to the Democrat nominee, Harris.

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