Thesaurus: 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.
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Definitions
- n. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
- n. The denomination, or name.
- n. the act of officially naming a candidate
- n. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
- n. an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
- 1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated. The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon. 2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
- n:100 n. the act of officially naming a candidate n. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election