Nominees in a sentence

As you’d expect, Grant knows quite a few of the nominees, having worked with EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and plus Bill Nighy, Cate Blanchett and most of the “Banshees” cast.

Combined with two new district court nominees in California and Hawaii, the latest nominations bring to 188 the number of federal judicial nominees that Biden has announced since taking office in January 2021.

Congratulations to our other nominees, Barb Davis and Joan Limb, we thank all of our nominees for their outstanding contribution to our shire,” Cr Johnson said.

President Tinubu had on Thursday July 28, forwarded a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the upper chamber, asking it to confirm the nominees for appointment as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The conservative Democrat’s opposition to Biden’s nominees would be easier to take if he hadn’t supported worse Trump nominees for the same positions.

A letter containing the list of the nominees to the Speaker Hon. Olamide Oladiji, urged the lawmakers to give expedited consideration to the confirmation of the nominees.

An additional five agencies have nominees, but have yet to be confirmed by the Senate, including the Treasury Department and AmeriCorps, whose nominees were selected 211 days ago.

THE Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday tasked commissioner-nominees on good governance as it screened two additional nominees submitted by Gov. Usman Ododo.

The main order of business at any national party convention is officially selecting nominees for president and vice president and for the nominees to deliver speeches accepting their nominations.

Why are nominees not screened thoroughly by the Senate and State assemblies in ways to determine the competences, professional and private experiences and readiness of nominees to deliver?

One of the nominees from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was appointed as career ambassador, while the rest are non-career nominees.

Currently, once nominees pass out of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, senators and their allies can place a quiet hold on nominees before the candidacy goes up for a vote.

The rules update cuts the time needed to confirm nominees by about a day, meaning the Republican majority can now potentially push through more nominees.

And they've complained about what they see as an overall ramming through of large numbers of nominees, without giving senators enough time to examine the nominees' records.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in August that the Senate would ramp up confirmation votes on nominees for district judgeships after prioritizing circuit court nominees.

Should the Opposition Leader reject the initial nominees of the head of state, he (the President) may very well have to return to the drawing board and make additional nominees.

While the BJP with a strength of 99 legislators in the Assembly can send its two nominees, the Congress with a strength of 77 in the House can also send only two nominees.

Aer Lingus rolled out the red carpet in Dublin Airport for the Irish Oscar nominees and their families traveling to Los Angeles ahead of the awards ceremony on March 12.

After the nominees have been chosen, donation cans pop up around the community and people can vote for their favourite grouch through donations.

All five best-actor contenders this year are first-time nominees.