Nominee

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. One remains a nominee until
     one has been elected or has assumed the office.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nominee
       n : a politician who is running for public office [syn: {campaigner},
            {candidate}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  NOMINEE, n.  A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of
  private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public
  office.