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nominee

/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

nominee noun: 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.

Noun

nominee (plural nominees)

  1. 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.
  2. A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
    • The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.
  3. A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

nominee meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

nominee in Hindi

a person named or designated to any office, duty or position
नामनिर्देशिती nāmnirdeśitī

nominee in Tamil

அமர்த்தப்பட்டவர், நியமிக்கப்பட்டவர், பெயர் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டவர், மற்றொருவரால் நியமிக்கப்பட்டவர், முன்மொழியப்பட்டவர்

nominee in Urdu

منتخب شدہ, مسمی, نامزدہ شخص

nominee in Bengali

নিযুক্ত, মনোনীত ব্যক্তি
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nominee in Telugu
నామినీ
nominee in Malayalam
നിയമിതൻ, നിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ടവൻ, നിയുക്തൻ, നാമനിർദ്ദേശം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടയാൾ
nominee in Kannada
ಹೆಸರಿಸಿದವನು, ನಾಮಿನಿ, ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟನಾಮಿ, ನಾಮಕರಣಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
nominee in Gujarati
નોમિની
nominee in Tagalog
ngalanin
nominee in Persian
نامزد nâmzad
nominee in Vietnamese
đề cử viên, bổ nhiệm viên

Synonyms of nominee

Forms of nominee

pluralnominees

Origin of nominee

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Words formed from nominee

Phrases with nominee

Words that rhyme with nominee

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Questions about nominee

What does nominee mean?
Nominee means 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.
What is nominee in Hindi?
Nominee in Hindi is नामनिर्देशिती (nāmnirdeśitī). See Nominee meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nominee?
Nominee is a noun.
How do you pronounce nominee?
Nominee is pronounced /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/.
What is the plural of nominee?
The plural of nominee is nominees.

Words near nominee in the dictionary

  1. nominator
  2. nominators
  3. nominatrix
  4. nominatum
  5. nominature
  6. nominee
  7. nominee interest
  8. nominee purchase
  9. nominee purchases
  10. nomineeism
  11. nominees

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nominee (page history and authors); nominee (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominee (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominee (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominee (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominee (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominee (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominee (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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