Definition

Noun: 1. A person who is formally proposed or selected for an award, position, or office: A nominee is someone whose name has been put forward for consideration, typically through an official nomination process. 2. A candidate for election: Specifically in politics, a nominee is a person who has been chosen by a political party to run for a particular public office in an election.

Usage and Examples

• General Nomination:

  • She was the nominee for the "Employee of the Year" award. (Her name was formally put forward to receive that specific award.)
  • The committee will announce the nominees for the literary prize next week. (The people selected for consideration for the prize will be announced.)

• Political Candidacy:

  • The party's presidential nominee gave a speech at the convention. (The person chosen by the party to run for president spoke at the event.)
  • He is the nominee for the Senate seat in our state. (He is the official candidate running for that Senate position.)

Advanced Usage

• Presumptive Nominee: A candidate who is almost certain to become the official nominee, typically after winning a majority of delegates in a primary election but before the formal nomination at a convention.
  • After the last primary, she became the presumptive nominee for her party.

Variants and Related Words

• Nominate (verb): To formally propose or select someone as a candidate.
  • The board will nominate three people for the position.
• Nomination (noun): The act of nominating or the state of being nominated.
  • Her nomination for the award was a great honor.
• Nominator (noun): A person who nominates someone.

Synonyms

• Candidate: A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. (This is a very close synonym, though "candidate" can be broader, including self-declared runners, while "nominee" often implies formal selection by a group.)
• Contender: A person or group competing with others to achieve something.
• Designee: A person who has been designated or chosen for a particular role.

Idioms and Phrases

• Academy Award nominee: A specific, common phrase referring to a person nominated for an Oscar in the film industry.
  • The actor was a first-time Academy Award nominee.

Noun

1. a politician who is running for public office