nominee

Plural: nominees

Noun

• A person who is proposed for an election, an office, or an award.
• a politician who is running for public office
• 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.

Examples

• The player who can spell ’NOMINEE’ on a triple-word score is always a top contender.
• The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.

Synonyms

campaigner, candidate, nominatee