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nominate |
nominated |
nominately |
nominating address |
nominating speech |
nomination
| nominatival
| nominative
| nominative case
| nominatively
| nominator
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nomination has 3 senses
- nomination(n = noun.act) Array - the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor" is a kind of appointment, assignment, designation, naming
- nomination(n = noun.state) Array - the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested" is a kind of condition, status
- nomination(n = noun.communication) nominating address, nominating speech - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" is a kind of oratory
Derived forms verb nominate1, verb nominate4, verb nominate3
Derived form verb nominate1
Derived form verb nominate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nomination, n. [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.].
- The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination. [1913 Webster]"The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself." [1913 Webster]
- The denomination, or name. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nomination, n.
1 the act or an instance of nominating; the state of being nominated.
2 the right of nominating for an appointment (have a nomination at your disposal).
1 the act or an instance of nominating; the state of being nominated.
2 the right of nominating for an appointment (have a nomination at your disposal).
Etymology
ME f. OF nomination or L nominatio (as NOMINATE)
THESAURUS
nomination
acceptance speech, apostolic orders, appointment, assignment, calling, canonization, caucus nomination, conferment, consecration, designation, direct nomination, election, holy orders, induction, installation, institution, investiture, major orders, minor orders, naming, ordainment, orders, ordination, petition nomination, posting, preferment, presentation, proposal, reading in, selection, tabbing, transferralROGET THESAURUS
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Nomenclature
N nomenclature, naming, nuncupation, nomination, baptism, orismology, onomatopoeia, antonomasia, name, appelation, appelative, designation, title, heading, rubric, caption, denomination, by-name, epithet, style, proper name, praenomen, agnomen, cognomen, patronymic, surname, cognomination, eponym, compellation, description, antonym, empty title, empty name, handle to one's name, namesake, term, expression, noun, byword, convertible terms, technical term, cant, named, hight, ycleped, known as, what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly, nuncupatory, nuncupative, cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological, beggar'd all description.Commission
N commission, delegation, consignment, assignment, procuration, deputation, legation, mission, embassy, agency, agentship, power of attorney, clerkship, surrogacy, errand, charge, brevet, diploma, exequatur, permit, appointment, nomination, designation, return, charter, ordination, installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in, accession, coronation, enthronement, vicegerency, regency, regentship, viceroy, consignee, deputy, agent, delegate, consignee, commissioned, per procurationem.
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