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nominee
noun
a
person
who
has
been
formally
suggested
or
chosen
to
receive
an
honor
,
prize
,
or
position
,
especially
one
selected
as
a
candidate
for
public
office
•
After
months
of
campaigning
,
Maria
was
officially
named
the
party's
nominee
for
mayor
.
After
months
of
campaigning
,
Maria
was
officially
named
the
party's
nominee
for
mayor
.
•
The
film
’
s
director
grinned
when
his
movie
became
a
nominee
for
Best
Picture
at
the
international
awards
ceremony
.
The
film
’
s
director
grinned
when
his
movie
became
a
nominee
for
Best
Picture
at
the
international
awards
ceremony
.
from
French
nominé
,
past
participle
of
nominer
“
to
name
,”
originally
from
Latin
nominare
“
to
call
by
name
”
noun
a
person
or
company
named
to
hold
assets
or
securities
on
behalf
of
the
real
owner
,
often
for
confidentiality
or
administrative
convenience
•
For
privacy
reasons
,
the
investor
registered
his
shares
under
a
nominee
company
.
For
privacy
reasons
,
the
investor
registered
his
shares
under
a
nominee
company
.
•
The
bank
acts
as
a
nominee
for
thousands
of
small
shareholders
,
streamlining
dividend
payments
.
The
bank
acts
as
a
nominee
for
thousands
of
small
shareholders
,
streamlining
dividend
payments
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
:
French
nominé
“
named
person
,”
extended
in
finance
to
mean
a
person
named
to
act
on
behalf
of
another
.
