Definition of "nominee" []

• One who has been nominated to an office or for a candidacy. (noun)
• A person or organization in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Republicans have no intent on letting Obama fill any vacancy unless the nominee is a conservative."
• "If the nominee is an unknown quantity as far as views on issues, then the nominee will likely make ambiguous statements about any issues the Republicans ask."
• "Unless of course, the nominee is a radical right winger."