as in candidate
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 nominee
What to Know James is set to join Zohran Mamdani, a state legislator who is the Democratic nominee for New York City’s mayoral race, for an upcoming campaign rally Monday night—her first major appearance since the indictment, reported The New York Times.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Neither nominee has gone as far in curbing growth as many suburban DC legislators and activists want.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Executive producers include Oscar winner Joanna Natasegara, Oscar nominee Laura Nix, Eric Terena, Dax Dasilva, Martin Choroba, and Philipp Schall.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The world's best was Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland; the other nominees were Joali Being in the Maldives, Lily of the Valley in France and The Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Iceland.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 12 Oct. 2025
When Kamala Harris was announced as the 2024 Democratic nominee — while serving as Vice President of the United States — one of her most famous outfits was a purple blazer with a pearl necklace and pearl earrings, just like Lisa was wearing in that iconic 2000 episode.
—Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
After months of trailing Spanberger, Earle-Sears has seized upon an escalating drama surrounding Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to reverse the party’s momentum.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Despite Biden’s obvious cognitive deficit, Obama continued to rally voters behind the Democratic nominee.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa held steady at 15% in the latest poll.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Neither nominee has gone as far in curbing growth as many suburban DC legislators and activists want.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Executive producers include Oscar winner Joanna Natasegara, Oscar nominee Laura Nix, Eric Terena, Dax Dasilva, Martin Choroba, and Philipp Schall.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The world's best was Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland; the other nominees were Joali Being in the Maldives, Lily of the Valley in France and The Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Iceland.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 12 Oct. 2025
When Kamala Harris was announced as the 2024 Democratic nominee — while serving as Vice President of the United States — one of her most famous outfits was a purple blazer with a pearl necklace and pearl earrings, just like Lisa was wearing in that iconic 2000 episode.
—Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
After months of trailing Spanberger, Earle-Sears has seized upon an escalating drama surrounding Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to reverse the party’s momentum.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Despite Biden’s obvious cognitive deficit, Obama continued to rally voters behind the Democratic nominee.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa held steady at 15% in the latest poll.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominee
candidate
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But over the weekend, the Japan Times reported that the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) planned to seek Komeito’s backing for a joint prime ministerial candidate.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dark matter candidates, like weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS), might connect to light via intermediate particles such as the top quark and Higgs boson.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Nominee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominee. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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