# nominee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ · frequency rank #7,586

## Definitions
1. A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
2. A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
3. A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

## Etymology
From nomin(ate) + -ee.

## Easily confused with
- **nominal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nominal-vs-nominee)
- **nominate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nominate-vs-nominee)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nmoinee`, `nnominee`, `noimnee`, `nomiene`, `nomine`, `nominnee`, `nomminee`, `nomniee`, `onminee`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nominee