nomination, n.
(nominations)
freq. cnt. 3
(nominations)
freq. cnt. 3
the act of officially naming a candidate
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
nomination
sample sentences
"the Republican nomination for Governor"
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an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
<noun.communication>
nominating address nominating speech nomination
sample sentences
"the nomination was brief and to the point"
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derivationally related form
the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
<noun.state>
nomination
sample sentences
"there was keen competition for the nomination""his nomination was hotly protested"
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