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
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
1 February 2025
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
