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n. One who has been nominated to an office or for a candidacy.

n. A person or organization in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party.

n. 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.

n. 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.

n. 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. One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office.

n. One who is nominated, named, or designated, as to an office.

n. In English common law, the person who is named to receive a copyhold estate on surrender of it to the lord; the cestui que use, sometimes called the surrenderee.

n. A person on whose life an annuity depends.

n. a politician who is running for public office

"The GOP does not care how qualified a nominee is as long as Obama wants her they don't."

politician    Pol.    political leader    politico   

write-in    dark horse    spoiler    favorite son    running mate    write-in candidate    stalking-horse   

appointee    postulate    presentee   

Ab    Ac    Ag    Agee    Aimee    Albee    Amputee    B    B.    Be   

nomination    candidate    contender    candidacy    winner    appointee    voter    senator    delegate    ballot