nominee

See also: nominée

English

Etymology

From nomin(ate) +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -iː

Noun

nominee (plural nominees)

1. 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.
2. 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.

   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.

3. A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Synonyms

• nominatee

Derived terms

• nominee interest
• nominee purchase

Translations

a person named or designated to any office, duty or position

Chinese: Mandarin: 被提名者 (bèi tímíng zhě), 被提名人 (bèi tímíng rén) Crimean Tatar: namzet Finnish: ehdokas (fi) French: candidat (fr) m, candidate (fr) f Georgian: ნომინანტი (nominanṭi), კანდიდატი (ḳandidaṭi) German: Nominierte m, Kandidat (de) m Hiligaynon: pililion Hindi: नामनिर्देशिती f (nāmnirdeśitī) Irish: ainmnitheach m Italian: prestanome (it) m or f Maori: tautapa Persian: نامزد (fa) (nâmzad) Polish: nominat (pl) m, kandydat (pl) m Portuguese: nomeado (pt) m Russian: номина́нт (ru) m (nominánt), номина́нтка (ru) f (nominántka), кандида́т (ru) m (kandidát), кандида́тка (ru) f (kandidátka) Spanish: nominado (es) m, nominada (es) f Swedish: kandidat (sv) c Tagalog: ngalanin Tatar: namzät Vietnamese: đề cử viên (to an elective office), bổ nhiệm viên