Newspaper's choice for public office

• Check mate?
• Person getting support
• Person making a check mark?
• Note beneficiary
• One to whom a note is assigned
• Candidate with backing, say
• Check beneficiary

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The person to whom something is transferred by endorsement

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endorsee \En`dor*see"\, n. Same as Indorsee .