nominees
Names on ballots
Nominees are people who have been formally proposed or put forward for something—an award, an office, or a position.
The word usually implies selection from a larger field: The Oscar nominees were announced this morning.
A nominee may also be someone designated to act on another's behalf, as in legal or financial contexts.
Those seeking to win
- hopefulsPeople seeking success
- aspirantsThose seeking advancement
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- finalistsLast competitors standing
entrants · prospects · shortlisted · selectees · frontrunners · dark horses · underdogs · incumbents
Culled selection for review
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- fieldArea of specialty
- poolCollective fund or basin
- ballotVoting document
voting · committee · jury · panel · criteria · eligibility · vetting · deliberation
Film and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- best directorAward for film leadership
- best albumTop-rated musical collection
laureates · honorees · awardees · recipients · winners · ceremony · red carpet · envelope
High regard, moral dignity
- tributeOffering of respect
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
commendation · praise · celebration · achievement · merit · accomplishment · excellence · outstanding
Of the highest office
- vice-presidentialOf the second-highest office
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- Supreme CourtNation's top tribunal
- judicialOf courts and judges
Senate confirmation · appointee · appointment · confirmation hearing · bipartisan · party · ticket · running mate
contenders
Those seeking to win
- hopefulsPeople seeking success
- aspirantsThose seeking advancement
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
finalists · entrants · prospects · shortlisted · selectees · frontrunners · dark horses · underdogs · incumbents · challengers
shortlist
Culled selection for review
ballot · voting · committee · jury · panel · criteria · eligibility · vetting · deliberation · evaluation
Golden Globe
Film and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- best directorAward for film leadership
best album · laureates · honorees · awardees · recipients · winners · ceremony · red carpet · envelope · announcement
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- tributeOffering of respect
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
distinction · commendation · praise · celebration · achievement · merit · accomplishment · excellence · outstanding · noteworthy
presidential
Of the highest office
- vice-presidentialOf the second-highest office
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- Supreme CourtNation's top tribunal
judicial · Senate confirmation · appointee · appointment · confirmation hearing · bipartisan · party · ticket · running mate · designate
- candidatescandidate, candidates, contender, contenders, hopeful
- GrammysGrammy Awards, Grammys, Grammy winners, nominations, winner
- selected groupscommittee, panel, jury, task force, delegation
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- Nobel Prize nomineePerson considered for prestigious award
- presidential nomineeSelected candidate for presidency
- party nomineeChosen electoral representative
- cabinet nomineeProposed executive department head
- judicial nomineeProposed appointee to court