nominee

nominee definition - business

nominee

  1. A person or an organization in whose name a security is registered, even though another party holds true ownership.
  2. Someone who has been nominated for an official position.
  3. A person who acts for someone else.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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