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endorsee

1 6.1

A person that a group officially supports, for example a political candidate or a person in ads

noun
/ˌɛn.dɔrˈsi/

: apoyado

The non-profit organization announced its chosen endorsee, who will represent their mission in the community.

She has just posted that she watched the debate tonight and that she is endorsing Kamala Harris.

Examples

Oberstar, who endorsed Nolan after committing to back the DFL-endorsee, predicted strong primary turnout among party activists, Democrats who remember how low turnout in a traditionally blue district led to his ouster in 2010.

Blog text (8)
As a well-known celebrity endorsee, she has greatly influenced the popularity of the new skincare line.
Six of fourteen candidates endorsed by the Sierra Club, and two of five League of Conservation Voters endorsees were victorious.

Academic text (2004)
Ninety-three percent of Sierra Club endorsees and seventy-eight percent of those approved by the League of Conservation Voters, generally incumbents, were elected to the House, while environmental scores for freshman members were normally no lower than those of veterans.

Academic text (2004)
Senator Harris is a key endorsee for the upcoming election, backed by several prominent organizations.

Antonyms

opponent

3.4

On the other side in a fight, game, or argument

How Supported

endorsee

1 6.1

nominee

670 3.6

candidate

564 2.3

Surface Forms

endorsee singular

endorses plural

Morphology

endorsee = endorse (transparent) = endorse + ee

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ee' to 'endorse' to indicate the person who receives or is the object of endorsement; this mapping is regular and inferable for learners.

Etymology

Endorsee comes from en- 'in' and the Latin dorsum 'back', since endorse once meant to write approval on the back of a paper. So an endorsee is the person who receives that official support or recommendation.