Nominee Meaning

/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
B2

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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nounA 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.

nounA 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.

He is a nominee in four award categories.
She has been a nominee on five occasions, three of them in consecutive years.
He was chosen as the party's presidential nominee.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gave a speech after being selected as a candidate for the prize.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The presidential ____ spent the months before the election campaigning in key states.

Etymology tree English nomin(ate) English -ee English nominee From nomin(ate) + -ee.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gave a speech after being selected as a candidate for the prize.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The presidential ____ spent the months before the election campaigning in key states.

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