Nominee
/nˌɑməˈni/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
He is a nominee in four award categories.
She has been a nominee on five occasions, three of them in consecutive years.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The presidential ____ spent the months before the election campaigning in key states.