national finalist
Top nationwide competitor
A national finalist is a person or team that has advanced to the final round of a nationwide competition.
The term appears in contexts ranging from academic contests to talent shows to sports: She was a national finalist in the spelling bee.
Being a national finalist implies having survived earlier elimination rounds at local, regional, or state levels.
- semifinalistLast-four competitor remaining
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- top tenRanking of favorites
- competitorOne striving against others
- contenderOne competing seriously
qualifying · tournament · regionals · spelling bee · debate team · podium · medal · trophy · scholarship · placement · ranking · playoffs · state · district · representing · advancing · achievement · excellence
national finalistnational champion
Countrywide competition victor
gold medalist · runner-up · grand prize winner · title holder · also-ran
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