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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
nominate .
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Examples
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Day 2: President McCain nominates the only Republican willing to accept the position as secretary of the Treasury, whose appointment is fast-tracked through Congress in light of the growing economic crisis.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Day 2: President McCain nominates the only Republican willing to accept the position as secretary of the Treasury, whose appointment is fast-tracked through Congress in light of the growing economic crisis.
100 Daze 2009
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Whomever this party eventually nominates is going to have to surround themself with the best advisors.
Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies 2008
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John McCain nominates the woman and wham!, she instantly goes from a 44-year-old to someone's grandmother.
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If the Democratic Party does it again – nominates a candidate that annoys everybody like they did when the nominated John Kerry and Al Gore, I will be annoyed.
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No one bush43 nominates is going to be any less conservative.
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In making such appointments, the governor nominates, that is, he _names_ to the senate, in writing, the persons to be appointed.
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In a March 20th op-ed for The New York Times, Tom Friedmann 'nominates' the man he thinks deserves to receive the next Nobel Peace Prize: "A Nobel for Sistani."
The Next Nobel Peace Prize? Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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Of course, that doesn’t mean pulling out all the stops for whoever Obama nominates, which is what I expect to happen.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Time for Republicans to Get Tough? 2009
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The project's owner - in this case, Carpenter's Tower - "nominates" and pays them, and the city accepts them if the inspectors are certified by the Washington Association of Building Officials.
The Seattle Times 2010
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