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nominees

nominees is the plural of nominee.

Meaning of nominee

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.

Questions about nominees

What is nominees the plural of?
Nominees is the plural of nominee.

Words near nominees in the dictionary

  1. nominee
  2. nominee interest
  3. nominee purchase
  4. nominee purchases
  5. nomineeism
  6. nominees
  7. nominified
  8. nominifies
  9. nominify
  10. nominifying
  11. nominine

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