nominee
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There’s likely room for an additional ‘Shrinking’ or ‘Hacks’ nominee in this race, and I think Meg Stalter is more than due.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
They’re also evenly matched against the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Delays of several days between the Senate confirming a Fed nominee and the swearing in aren’t unusual.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
A few months later, in January 2017, Gorsuch became Trump’s first nominee to the Supreme Court.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
By the end of the roll call, James Abram Garfield had won enough votes to become the Republican Party's nominee, beating out Grant, Blaine, and Sherman.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing nominee
Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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This Week In Words: Current Events Vocab for January 16–22, 2021
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