nominee

simple noun14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2
presidential nominee8.0

a person who has been officially chosen by a political party to be its candidate for president

Democratic nominee7.8

the candidate chosen by the Democratic party

Republican nominee7.8

the candidate chosen by the Republican party

Oscar nominee7.2

a person or work nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar)

Grammy nominee7.0

a person or work nominated for a Grammy Award

support nominee7.6

to agree with and give encouragement to a nominee

choose nominee7.5

to decide on a person to be a candidate

select nominee7.3

to formally choose a person to be a candidate

confirm nominee7.0

to formally approve someone who has been nominated for a position

appoint nominee6.8

to formally name someone for a position

oppose nominee6.8

to disagree with and try to prevent the confirmation of a nominee

block nominee6.5

to prevent a nominee from being confirmed

filibuster nominee5.5

to use long speeches to prevent a vote on a nominee's confirmation

nominee for9.0

used to indicate the award, position, or role for which someone is nominated