nominee
Name on ballot
A nominee is a person who has been proposed or selected for something—a position, an award, or a role.
In elections, nominees are candidates chosen to represent a party: the Democratic nominee for president.
In awards, nominees are finalists under consideration: an Oscar nominee.
In legal and financial contexts, a nominee may be someone designated to act on another's behalf or hold assets in their name.
One seeking advancement
- contenderOne competing seriously
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- applicantOne who formally requests
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
shortlist · finalist · front-runner · dark horse · long shot · presumptive · selection · choice
Academy's golden award
- GrammyRecording achievement trophy
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- TonyCommon masculine nickname
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
Pulitzer · Nobel · laureate · honoree · shortlist · winner · recipient · inductee
Of the highest office
- vice-presidentialOf the second-highest office
- gubernatorialOf a governor
- senatorialOf the upper chamber
- judicialOf courts and judges
Supreme Court · cabinet · ambassador · confirmation · appointee · bipartisan · partisan · convention
Flat rigid panel
- directorOne who leads
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
trustee · executor · beneficiary · designee · successor · appointment · governance · annual meeting
aspirant
One seeking advancement
- contenderOne competing seriously
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- applicantOne who formally requests
prospect · shortlist · finalist · front-runner · dark horse · long shot · presumptive · selection · choice · designee
Oscar
Academy's golden award
BAFTA · Pulitzer · Nobel · laureate · honoree · shortlist · winner · recipient · inductee · ceremony
presidential
Of the highest office
- vice-presidentialOf the second-highest office
- gubernatorialOf a governor
- senatorialOf the upper chamber
judicial · Supreme Court · cabinet · ambassador · confirmation · appointee · bipartisan · partisan · convention · primary
board
Flat rigid panel
- directorOne who leads
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- proxyAuthorized substitute
fiduciary · trustee · executor · beneficiary · designee · successor · appointment · governance · annual meeting · election
beneficiary
Designated asset receiver
guardian · custodian · designee · proxy · power of attorney · estate · will · trust · insurance · account holder
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- candidatescandidate, candidates, contender, contenders, hopeful
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
- GrammysGrammy Awards, Grammys, Grammy winners, winner, winners
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- Nobel Prize nomineePerson considered for prestigious award
- nominal priceInsignificantly small cost
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- presidential nomineeSelected candidate for presidency
- nominal feeVery small charge
- presidential nominationOfficial party endorsement for presidency
nominate, nomination, nominal, nominated, nominating, nominates, nominally, nominees, nominations