Thesaurus results for NOMINEE

nominee

noun

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 In a historic concert hall in Portland, Maine, filled with college students, retirees and others, Ocasio-Cortez looked to Senate nominee Troy Jackson and acknowledged the political calculation of his appearance alongside her. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Former President Barack Obama excoriated Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy for his attack ad with Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother during his first rally of the 2026 midterm election cycle in Cleveland. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026 Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, outside her office, in Austin. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Each nominee has a Charlotte-area location — including Lake Norman, Matthews, Pineville and other nearby communities — fewer than 20 restaurants, has been open for 25 years or longer and hasn’t previously won a Readers’ Choice contest. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 Look out for it in best picture, original screenplay, score (Damon Albarn’s electronic soundscape is hair-raising), and best supporting actor, where previous two-time nominee Garfield may finally get his due. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 In another warning sign for Republicans, Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton both narrowly led their Republican counterparts, within the poll’s margin of error. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, is behind a new spot that debuted this week featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic rival, Amy Acton. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Democrat secretary of state nominee Penny Brown Reynolds is at 43%, compared with 42% for Republican Tim Fleming. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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candidate

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Their loss has become the Chiefs’ gain, as Walker, for now, looks like a possible MVP candidate in Kansas City.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Sanders, who spoke alongside el Sayed in Grand Rapids, said Trump’s attacks on the Democratic candidate were rooted in Islamophobia because Republicans have little to say about the issues affecting working families.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

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