Definitions
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- noun The recipient of an award.
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- noun The recipient of an
award or specialhonor .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And with that in mind, the latest awardee is Martin Scorsese.
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When reached by telephone this morning, Webster had no comment about his status as a Navy SEAL or as a Purple Heart awardee.
Tim Webster 2010
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Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish groups, as well as notable individuals, including 2010 Spirit of Anne Frank awardee Anya Cordell, California State Senator Ted Lieu, music mogul Russell Simmons, actress Mia Farrow, and several other celebrities, have come out strongly to say "enough is enough."
Ahmed Rehab: Let's Face It: It's The Radical Right, Not Islam, That Is The Greatest Threat To The American Way Ahmed Rehab 2011
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Because the ADL's awardee selection committee is more concerned with where a candidate stands on Israel, even at the expense of where he stands on bigotry, democratic ideals, and equal civil rights - once again bringing to light the disturbing shift in the ADL's mission and raison d'etre.
Ahmed Rehab: Shilling for the Israeli Occupation: The ADL's New Mission Statement? Ahmed Rehab 2010
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Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish groups, as well as notable individuals, including 2010 Spirit of Anne Frank awardee Anya Cordell, California State Senator Ted Lieu, music mogul Russell Simmons, actress Mia Farrow, and several other celebrities, have come out strongly to say "enough is enough."
Ahmed Rehab: Let's Face It: It's The Radical Right, Not Islam, That Is The Greatest Threat To The American Way Ahmed Rehab 2011
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Beret, a former Ranger and the awardee of two Bronze Stars.
Robert William Levy 2010
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These kinds of statements deprive the awardee of the satisfaction of knowing that it was purely because of respect for her accomplishments that she got the award.
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Subject named veteran claims to have been a Navy Seal, Navy Cross awardee and a former Prisoner of War during
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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I also remember Bill Clinton and Congress throwing millions of soldiers and defense workers out on the streets in the 1990s – including Bronze Star awardee and Iraq combat veteran Timothy McVeigh.
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He was referred to several times during the powwow as a MOH awardee
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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