About The Word Nomination
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Nomination
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What's The Definition Of Nomination?
[n] the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
[n] 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" [n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Nomination: nominating address | nominating speech Related Terms | Find terms related to Nomination: acceptance speech | apostolic orders | appointment | assignment | calling | canonization | caucus nomination | conferment | consecration | designation | direct nomination | election | holy orders | induction | installation | institution | investiture | major orders | minor orders | naming | ordainment | orders | ordination | petition nomination | posting | preferment | presentation | proposal | reading in | selection | tabbing | transferral See Also | appointment | assignment | condition | designation | naming | oratory | status Nomination In Webster's Dictionary \Nom`i*na"tion\, n. [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.
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