Definitions of nominee
a person or company in whose name a stock, bond, or company etc is registered but which is not the owner
This form is to be used only by brokers, banks, and other nominees submitting optional cash purchases on behalf of beneficial holders whose shares are held in the name of a major securities depository.
someone who has been suggested as a candidate for a job, task, position, prize, honour, or as a candidate in an election etc
Lord Hill is Britain's nominee for an EU commission post.