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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