Thesaurus results for NOMINEES

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 An array of potential Democratic and Republican presidential contenders are hitting the campaign trail in the final weeks before Election Day to stump for their parties’ House, Senate and governor nominees. — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 Democratic Senate nominees put up gaudy third-quarter totals. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 As a result, there are usually at least two international docs nominated each year; in the 2023 lineup, all five nominees were from outside the United States. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The comedian also aimed at the healthcare industry, referencing The Pitt, one of the ceremony’s nominees. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, Justin Gunter, a lawyer for the Fulton County Republican Party, told the court that state law requires the County Commission to accept party nominees who meet minimum qualifications, including Adams and Frazier. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In the 2026 edition, that honorific went to Justin Bieber, who beat out fellow nominees Tom Holland, Erling Haaland, Robert Pattinson and Travis Kelce. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 In such seats, the primary becomes the real election, a dynamic that tends to favor the coronation of extremely polarizing nominees since, typically, that electorate is composed of committed partisans. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 See the full list of nominees, with the winners in bold, for the first ever Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards below. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

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Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Nothing shortlists the candidates, and the community votes on its forum.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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