nominee (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *nominee*:
NOUN	person	nominee, campaigner, candidate	a politician who is running for public office

nominee > pronunciation
Sounds	naa.mahniy'
Rhymes	abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...

English > *nominee*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A politician who is running for public office.
Synonyms	campaigner, candidate
Narrower	dark horse	A political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
	favorite son	A United States politician favored / favored mainly in his or her home state
	running mate	A nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
	spoiler	A candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
	stalking-horse	A candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
	write-in candidate, write-in	A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
Broader	politician, politico, pol, political leader	A person active in party politics
Spanish	candidata, candidato, nominada, nominado
Catalan	candidata, candidat

HyperDic: nominee