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nominee

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA2 M AH0 N IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a politician who is running for public office

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: campaigner, candidate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader

Narrower terms: dark horse, favorite son, running mate, spoiler, stalking-horse, write-in candidate, write-in

History

Etymology

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 被提名者 (bèi tímíng zhě) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被提名人 (bèi tímíng rén) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Crimean Tatar: namzet — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Finnish: ehdokas — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • French: candidat — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • French: candidate — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Georgian: ნომინანტი (nominanṭi) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Georgian: კანდიდატი (ḳandidaṭi) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • German: Nominierte — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • German: Kandidat — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Hiligaynon: pililion — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Hindi: नामनिर्देशिती (nāmnirdeśitī) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Irish: ainmnitheach — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Italian: prestanome — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Māori: tautapa — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Persian: نامزد (nâmzad) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Polish: nominat — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Polish: kandydat — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Portuguese: nomeado — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Russian: номина́нт (nominánt) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Russian: номина́нтка (nominántka) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Russian: кандида́т (kandidát) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Russian: кандида́тка (kandidátka) — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Spanish: nominado — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Spanish: nominada — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Swedish: kandidat — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Tagalog: ngalanin — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Tatar: namzät — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Vietnamese: đề cử viên — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
  • Vietnamese: bổ nhiệm viên — a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
Real reading context

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