Definition of Nomination

1. Noun. The act of officially naming a candidate. "The Republican nomination for Governor"

Generic synonyms: Appointment, Assignment, Designation, Naming
Derivative terms: Nominate, Nominate, Nominate

2. Noun. The condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election. "His nomination was hotly protested"
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Derivative terms: Nominate

3. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Nominating Address, Nominating Speech
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Generic synonyms: Oratory
Derivative terms: Nominate

Definition of Nomination

1. 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.

Definition of Nomination

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomination

nominals
nominal aphasia
nominal aphasia
nominal damages
nominal head
nominal taxon
nominal value
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nominated
nominates
nominate subordinate taxon
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nominating address
nominating speech
nomination (current term)
nominations
nominative
nominatives
nominative case
nominator
nominators
Nomina Anatomica
nominee
nominees
nomism
nomisms
nomistic
nomogeny
nomogram

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