different between applicant vs nominee

English

From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.

applicant (plural applicants)

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.

applicant

From nomin(ate) +? -ee.

nominee (plural nominees)

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.
A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

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