nominee

[ nom-uh-nee ]

/ ˌnɒm əˈni /

a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.

a person in whose name title to real estate or ownership of stock is held but who is not the actual proprietor or holder.

Origin of nominee

First recorded in 1655–65; nomin(ate) + -ee

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.

Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton |Eleanor Clift |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen? |Lloyd Green |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Why a 26-year-old with no ties to the 2012 GOP nominee and no campaign experience has them worried.

‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour |Tim Mak |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lisa Kudrow - The Comeback How—HOW—is Lisa Kudrow not a nominee for the revival of The Comeback?

15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More |Kevin Fallon |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Getting 15 Republicans to support cloture on any Democratic nominee is going to be tough.

The Coming Battle for a New SecDef |Michael Tomasky |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 1846 he was the Democratic nominee for Congress against Lincoln, and was badly beaten.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896 |Various
The anti-Kittites polled twenty-seven, and Mr. Hawkins' nominee fourteen.

Cornish Characters |S. Baring-Gould
When the king became aware of this he was enraged, and despatched an embassy upholding his nominee, John de Grey.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich |C. H. B. Quennell
This created a wonderful excitement, and the vote of Illinois became in favor of Lincoln as the nominee for president.

Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln |James H. Shaw
The candidate who receives the largest number of votes is the nominee of the party for that office.

Citizenship |Emma Guy Cromwell

nominee

/ (ˌnɒmɪˈniː) /

a person who is nominated to an office or as a candidate

a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, esp to conceal the identity of the nominator
(as modifier)nominee shareholder

C17: from nomin(ate) + -ee