NOMINATION
nomination
(noun) the act of officially naming a candidate; “the Republican nomination for Governor”
nomination
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)
An act or instance of nominating.
A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
Source: Wiktionary
Nom`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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