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nominee

noun

as in candidate

one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty as the club's vice presidential nominee, she was expected to support the president's position

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Recent Examples of nominee The administration’s nominee for full-time director, Brian Johnson, is an executive at Capital One bank and a former CFPB appointee. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 Debate watch Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson (left) and Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 For former Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, a Biden nominee, the close timing of the policy revision and the bureau's release of an unauthored report with claims about noncitizen voting is striking. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Latin Grammy nominee performs his swinging samba-funk colored with Brazilian soul. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Collins and Maine Senate Democratic nominee Troy Jackson are in a tight race as of Monday, with Jackson averaging 48% support to Collins’s 46%, according to RealClearPolitics. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026 Republicans decided to risk it, insisting that eight months before an election was too soon to consider an outgoing President’s nominee. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 As Democrats work to defend the Michigan Senate seat, their nominee apologizes for comments about a synagogue attack. — NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 But that hasn’t been the case for all young people voting for the Senate nominee in a heavily Democratic state where the primary often decides who wins office. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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Two healthy scratches may come from this group — Alexander and Jamison-Travis would be candidates as the roster stands now.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

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