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 Visit the Driftless Cafe, home to another James Beard Award nominee, for the best farm-to-table fare in the region. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 Maine Democratic Party officials released a statement calling on Platner to withdraw as the party's nominee for Senate. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 July 2026 In addition to last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa being the most likely nominee, and overall favorite to win again, there are as many as six more viable contenders from the series that are in contention for the category this year. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 Democratic nominee James Talarico, a state lawmaker, has made Paxton’s history of corruption allegations a central target of his campaign. — Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 The financial disclosure is one of several documents that nominees for diplomatic posts are required to submit to the federal government to identify potential financial interests before taking office. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Page became the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the time when he was nominated for his performance in the coming-of-age comedy Juno (2007). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 In 2020, Marshall defeated Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier by more than 11 percentage points, despite being out fundraised by a margin of more than four to one. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico for his policies on transgender healthcare after a clip of him from 2023 resurfaced. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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Under the current system, office holders targeted in a recall are barred from being a candidate to replace themselves in that same election.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
So did former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman Everton Blair, the only candidate who ran for a full term to also qualify in the special election.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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