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nominee vs write-in candidate

write-in candidate vs nominee

nominee and write-in candidate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nominee Yes No No No
write-in candidate Yes No No No
As nouns, write-in candidate is a hyponym of nominee; that is, write-in candidate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nominee:
  • nominee: a politician who is running for public office
  • write-in candidate: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
Other hyponyms of nominee include dark horse, favorite son, running mate, spoiler, stalking-horse, write-in.
nominee (noun) write-in candidate (noun)
a politician who is running for public office a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
Difference between nominee and write-in candidate

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