NOMINEE

campaigner, candidate, nominee

(noun) a politician who is running for public office

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nominee (plural nominees)

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.

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.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Nom`i*nee", n. Etym: [See Nominate, and -ee.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HOST

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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