word-vault/dist/data/cards/no/nominee.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "nominee",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who has been formally suggested for a job, a prize, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was chosen as the party's presidential nominee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an Oscar nominee"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the nominees for Best Director"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was surprised to find her name on the list of nominees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President will present his nominee for Supreme Court Justice to Congress for approval."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["presidential", "Democratic", "Republican"],
                "verb + nominee": ["choose", "select", "appoint"],
                "preposition": ["nominee for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person in whose name money is invested in a company, etc.",
            "labels": "(business)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were acting through nominees."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/",
                "audio": "no/nominee/nominee__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnɑːmɪˈniː/",
                "audio": "no/nominee/nominee__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from nominate + -ee."
}