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Nomination

//ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act or instance of nominating. countable, uncountable

    "Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise."

  2. 2
    the act of officially naming a candidate wordnet
  3. 3
    The result of such a nomination act. common, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election wordnet
  5. 5
    A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.

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