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Recipient vs Nominee - What's the difference?

recipient | nominee |

As nouns the difference between recipient and nominee

is that recipient is one who receives, such as one who receives money or goods while nominee is 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.

recipient

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.
  • (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
  • (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

    • Usage notes

    "Recipient" is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals. "receiver" is used for insignificant items.

    See also

    * (Still) ----

    nominee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • 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.
    • The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees .