Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nominee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nominee \Nom`i*nee"\, n. [See {Nominate}, and {-ee}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nominee
n : a politician who is running for public office [syn: {campaigner},
{candidate}]
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