nominee

noun
🔊/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
🔊/ˌnɑːmɪˈniː/
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  1. a person who has been formally suggested for a job, a prize, etc.被提名人;被任命者
    • He was chosen as the party's presidential nominee.他获推举角逐该党的总统候选人席位。
    • an Oscar nominee获得奥斯卡提名的人
    Extra Examples
    • the nominees for Best Director获最佳导演提名者
    • She was surprised to find her name on the list of nominees.她很惊讶在提名名单上找到自己的名字。
    • The President will present his nominee for Supreme Court Justice to Congress for approval.总统将提名最高法院大法官,呈交国会批准。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • presidential
    • Democratic
    • Republican
    verb + nominee
    • choose
    • select
    • appoint
    preposition
    • nominee for
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  2. (business商业) a person in whose name money is invested in a company, etc.(投资等的)名义持有人
    • They were acting through nominees.他们正通过名义持有人行事。
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from nominate + -ee.