Read along with the three podcasts, or open the full dictionary entry for Nominee for the definition, Arabic meaning, synonyms and example sentences.
Narrator: Today's word is "Nominee" — noun, pronounced /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/, with the stress on "nee".
Narrator: A nominee is a person who has been nominated for a position, award or honour.
Narrator: In plain English, a nominee is someone proposed — like an award nominee or a presidential nominee.
Narrator: It comes from the word nominate, from the Latin nominare, to name, plus the suffix ee, meaning a person who.
Narrator: "An award nominee" describes a person proposed for an award.
Narrator: It differs from nominator because a nominee is proposed, whereas a nominator proposes.
Narrator: "A presidential nominee" is a sense meaning a candidate nominated for president.
Narrator: Politics, awards, employment, entertainment and everyday speech all rely on the word nominee.
Narrator: So remember: a nominee is proposed, from nominate and ee.
Speaker A: What is a nominee?
Speaker B: A proposed person! NOMINEE comes from nominate plus ee, from the Latin nominare, to name, so it means a person who has been nominated.
Speaker A: So an award nominee is proposed for an award?
Speaker B: Yes — they've been suggested!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "An award nominee"; "a presidential nominee"; "the nominees are" — awards, politics and list.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse nominee with nominator, because a nominee is proposed, while a nominator proposes.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Candidate' the general cousin, 'contender' the competing twin, 'applicant' the applying alternative. The word keeps its proposed charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "nominee" in AI prompts — useful for award apps and politics tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame awards?
Speaker B: Right. For an award app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to award nominees, naming two features.
Speaker A: How about a politics tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to presidential nominees, naming two stages.
Speaker A: Could it help with an entertainment bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame film:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what an award nominee is, naming one example.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a politics chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on nominee selection, naming one process.
Nominee — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary