nominee

Meaning

1. A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
2. A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
3. A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Synonyms

candidate

applicant

campaigner

tenant

aspirant

agent

designee

compititor

bachelor

petitioner

postulant

seeker

selectee

Translations

candidat

Kandidat

candidato

aday

kandidaat

δικαιούχος

nomeado

candidato

Kandidatin

candidato

υποψήφιος

διορισθείς

candidat

berendam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

Etymology

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Sentences

Estrada's was the first filibuster of any court of appeals nominee .