nominator
One who proposes
A nominator is a person who puts forward someone's name for an office, award, or honor.
The term appears most often in contexts involving elections, academic honors, and prize committees: Each nominator may submit one candidate for the fellowship.
The word emphasizes the act of proposing rather than selecting—nominators suggest, while others typically decide.
One who puts forward
- sponsorFunder of activities
- backerFinancial supporter
- supporterOne who backs another
- endorserOne who publicly approves
patron · proponent · advocate · recommender · referee · champion · seconder · introducer
Ballot-casting citizen
- ballotVoting document
- primaryChief in importance
- caucusParty selection meeting
- delegateEntrust authority to another
convention · petition · candidacy · slate · ticket · endorsement · campaign · constituency
One being celebrated
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- prizeReward for winning
- medalMetal honor token
- trophyAward for winning
accolade · distinction · commendation · ceremony · recipient · inductee · shortlist · submission
proposer
One who puts forward
endorser · patron · proponent · advocate · recommender · referee · champion · seconder · introducer · presenter
voter
Ballot-casting citizen
delegate · convention · petition · candidacy · slate · ticket · endorsement · campaign · constituency · electorate
honoree
One being celebrated
trophy · accolade · distinction · commendation · ceremony · recipient · inductee · shortlist · submission · entry
- Nobel PrizeAlfred Nobel, Nobel Committee, laureate, Stockholm, Oslo
- choosersvoter, buyer, picker, selector, elector
- election participantsvoter, candidate, elector, registered voter, eligible voter
- requestersrequester, asker, askers, seeker, seekers
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- presidential nominationOfficial party endorsement for presidency
- nomination speechFormal candidate endorsement declaration
- Grammy nominationConsidered for music prize
- candidate nominationsFormal selections for office
- oscar nomination
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