The phrase "a pool of nominees" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a group of candidates being considered for a position, award, or selection process.
Example: "The committee reviewed a pool of nominees before making their final decision on the award recipient."
Alternatives: "a group of candidates" or "a selection of nominees."
Each year, a select few are chosen by a committee from a pool of nominees and celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the workplace.
This year's award recipients were selected by a committee chaired by the dean of the Graduate School and comprised of the academic affairs deans and staff from the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning from a pool of nominees put forth by departments and programs.
The participants will be chosen from a pool of nominees based on the strength of their application, Statement of Intent, and Letter of Recommendation.
To reduce selection bias and increase sample credibility, interviewees were randomly selected from a pool of nominees.
Mr. Trump's personnel problems are rooted in a dysfunctional transition effort that left him without a pool of nominees-in-waiting who had been screened for security and financial problems and were ready to be named on Day 1.
Following a nomination by colleagues, she was selected from a pool of 75 nominees by the magazine's editorial board.
Five outstanding performer awards were given to dancers representing a range of genres from a pool of 12 nominees.
Caitlin's nomination rose from a pool of numerous nominees for this campus-wide award that recognizes faculty for outstanding mentorship of graduate students at UC Berkeley.
Bradley is one of 33 fellows selected from a pool of 200 nominees by a jury of scholars and academic leaders based on the originality, promise, and potential impact of their proposals to address some of the most urgent challenges to U.S. democracy and international order, according to a statement issued by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
"Arrival," "Hell or High Water," "Hacksaw Ridge," "Fences," "Lion," "Manchester by the Sea," and "Hidden Figures" made up a strong pool of nominees.
There was such an outstanding pool of nominees in our first year--over 50 individuals were nominated--that we chose to recognize nine faculty members as Outstanding Faculty Mentors of the Year and also to give certificates of special recognition to the other nominees.
