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nominees

noun

plural of nominee

as in candidates

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 nominees Once again, the drama categories come close to jumping over the next threshold, but instead all four categories will have seven nominees. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 From that pool of nominees, the committee can select a maximum of four male players, two female players, two builders, or one builder and one referee or linesman. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 Other top nominees include Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 Other top nominees included Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 But after four years of dominating Kansas high school basketball, the two McDonald’s All-America nominees expect to be the ones to change the Roos’ fortunes. — Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 The nominees will also be up against former Congressman Greg Lopez, who left the Republican Party in January to run for governor as an unaffiliated candidate. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026 On Saturday, Jeffries took a step in that direction by congratulating New York City's Democratic nominees, including Valdez and Chevalier. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 Backrooms stars Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve as well as Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2026

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There were 4,183 ballots cast in the Kings/Ducks voting, and four candidates received at least 75% of the vote.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

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This rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 grants political appointees unprecedented control over federal grantmaking, sidelining peer review.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
There seemed to be a push-pull between career ICE staff and political appointees, the DHS official told the news organizations.

— Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026

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