Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of appointing a person to office.
- noun The act or an instance of submitting a name for candidacy or appointment.
- noun The state of being nominated.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of nominating or naming; the act of proposing by name for an office; specifically, the act or ceremony of bringing forward and submitting the name of a candidate, especially for an elective office, according to certain prescribed forms.
- noun The state of being nominated: as, he is in nomination for the post.
- noun The power of nominating or appointing to office.
- noun In English ecclesiastical law, the appointment or presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by the patron.
- noun Denomination; name.
- noun Mention by name; express mention.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
- noun obsolete The denomination, or name.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An act or instance of
nominating . - noun A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
- noun the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
- noun the act of officially naming a candidate
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Cowen is there made to say, not that he _resigned_ nomination; -- But that for reasons there enumerated, "it was his _personal wish to resign his own nomination_ &c. and he submitted to the decision of the meeting, the question whether it would be most expedient to act on his _resignation which_ he now made (_which_ must refer to the _personal wish_ before expressed, for no other resignation is pretended) if the meeting should judge a postponement impracticable, or to postpone acting until he could have time to communicate to some of the particular friends of his nomination (beside those who were present at the meeting) his reasons for resigning, and procure their concurrence _before hand_ &c."
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In a post on her personal blog, Professor Feldman compares “being on the ballot” to throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, while being placed in nomination is akin to being added to the team roster.
Clinton Supporters Try One More Tack - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A McCain nomination is unlikely for the most obvious of reasons.
Memo to McCain: Don’t Count Your Pollos Before They Hatch! 2008
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A McCain nomination is unlikely for the most obvious of reasons.
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A McCain nomination is unlikely for the most obvious of reasons.
Religious Left Alert–New Baptist Covenant With Immigration Enthusiasts 2008
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In a post on her personal blog, Professor Feldman compares “being on the ballot” to throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game, while being placed in nomination is akin to being added to the team roster.
Clinton Supporters Try One More Tack - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A McCain nomination is unlikely for the most obvious of reasons.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Memo to McCain: Don’t Count Your Pollos Before They Hatch! 2008
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All these methods are more or less included in the ordinary sense of the term nomination; but in its strict canonical sense, nomination is defined as the designation of a person for an ecclesiastical benefice or office made by the competent civil authority and conferring on the person named the right to be canonically instituted by the ecclesiastical superior.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The fact that this nomination is a DONE DEAL doesn't mean you can't [...]
Senators signal fierce ideological debate in Sotomayor hearings 2009
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The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan are weeks away, but her nomination is already becoming a flash point in midterm Congressional campaigns as candidates in both parties try to exploit the coming court fight.
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