Definition
People who are officially suggested or proposed as candidates for an award, position, or honor.
Etymology
From Latin 'nominare' (to name), with the suffix '-ee' meaning the person receiving the action. The word entered English in the 17th century to describe those put forward for office or recognition.
Kelly Says
The word 'nominee' reveals an interesting English pattern—'-ee' words like 'employee' and 'referee' show who receives the action, while '-er' words show who does the action, creating a grammatical system baked into the language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተሾሙዎች
/tɛ.ʃo.mu.wotʃ/
ARالعربية
مرشحون
mar.shi.huun
BNবাংলা
মনোনীত
/mɔ.nɔ.ni.t/
CACatalà
candidats
/kan.diˈdats/
CSČeština
kandidáti
/kan.dɪˈdaːtɪ/
DADansk
kandidater
/kʰæn.diˈtæˀtɛr/
DEDeutsch
Kandidaten
kan.diˈtaːtən
ELΕλληνικά
υποψήφιοι
/i.poˈsifi/
ESEspañol
candidatos
kan.di.da.tos
FAفارسی
نامزدهای
/nɑm.zɛ.dɛ/
FISuomi
ehdokkaat
/e̝hdokːaːt/
FRFrançais
candidats
/kã.di.da/
GUGU
નામાંકિત
/naa.maa.nkit/
HAHA
masu sunayen
/ma.su su.na.yen/
HEעברית
מועמדים
/mu.ʕa.madim/
HIहिन्दी
नामांकित व्यक्ति
naa.maa.nkit v.yak.ti
HUMagyar
jelöltek
/jɛ.løltɛk/
IDBahasa Indonesia
kandidat
kan.di.tat
IGIG
ndị nọminashọn
/n.di no.mi.na.shɔn/
ITItaliano
candidati
kan.diˈdaːti
KKKK
номинацияланған
/nɔ.mʲi.nɑ.t͡sɪ.jɑl.ɢan/
KMKM
អ្នកដាក់ឈ្មោះ
/a.nɑk daek cʰmɔəh/
MRMR
नामांकित
/naa.maa.nkit/
MSBahasa Melayu
calon
/tʃa.lɔn/
MYမြန်မာ
အမည်တပ်ခံကူး
/a.mɛʔ taʔ tʃʰɪ́ŋ kʰuː/
NLNederlands
kandidaten
/kɑn.diˈdaːtə(n)/
NONorsk
kandidater
/kɑn.diˈdɑːtər/
PLPolski
kandydaci
kan.dɨˈdat͡ɕi
PTPortuguês
candidatos
kan.di.da.tus
RORomână
candidați
/kan.diˈda.t͡sʲ/
RUРусский
номинанты
nɐ.mʲiˈnantɨ
SVSvenska
kandidater
/kɑn.diˈdɑːtɛr/
SWKiswahili
walioteuliwa
/wa.li.o.te.u.li.wa/
TAதமிழ்
பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டவர்கள்
/pa.ri.n.tu.ra.i.kka.ppaɖ.ɖa.vargaɭ/
TEతెలుగు
నామినేట్ చేయబడినవారు
/naa.mi.ne.t cey.ya.ba.ɖi.na.vaaru/
THไทย
ผู้ที่ได้รับการเสนอชื่อ
pʰuː tʰiː daj rɑb kaan soht-cheu
TLTL
mga nominado
/ma.ŋa no.mi.na.do/
TRTürkçe
adaylar
a.da.jɯ.lar
UKУкраїнська
номінанти
/nɔ.mʲiˈnantɪ/
URاردو
نامزد شدہ
/naa.mazd ʃu.də/
VITiếng Việt
người được đề cử
ŋɨ̄ə ʔɗɨ̄k ʔɗe˧˦ ku˧˦
YOYO
àwọn tí a nọminẹshọn
/a.wɔn ti a no.mi.ne.shɔn/
ZUZU
abakhethiwe
/a.ba.khe.tʰi.we/