nominate

nom·i·nate

 (nŏm′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates

1. To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize: nominated him as their candidate for mayor; was nominated twice for an Academy Award.

2. To designate or appoint to an office or responsibility: "A quiet recruit who always does exactly what he is told ... is nominated to take the rap" (Thomas E. Ricks). See Synonyms at appoint.

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[Latin nōmināre, nōmināt-, to name, from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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nom′i·na′tor n.

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nominate

vb (mainly tr)

1. to propose as a candidate, esp for an elective office

2. to appoint to an office or position

3. to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity

4. (intr) Austral to stand as a candidate in an election

5. archaic to name, entitle, or designate

adj

rare having a particular name

[C16: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name]

ˈnomiˌnator n

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nom•i•nate

(v. ˈnɒm əˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.

2. to appoint to a duty or office.

3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like.

4. to name; designate.

adj.

5. having a particular name.

[1475–85; < Latin nōminātus, past participle of nōmināre to name, call by name, v. derivative of nōmen name; see -ate¹]

nom′i•na`tor, n.

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nominate

Past participle: nominated
Gerund: nominating

Imperative

nominate

nominate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	nominate - propose as a candidate for some honor put forward, put up nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
	2.	nominate - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" propose choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" nominate, put forward, put up - propose as a candidate for some honor
	3.	nominate - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" name, make rename - name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
	4.	nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" appoint, constitute, name institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" pack - set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury" co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

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nominate

verb

1. propose, suggest, recommend, submit, put forward The public will be able to nominate candidates for the awards.

2. appoint, name, choose, commission, select, elect, assign, designate, empower It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them.

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nominate

verb

To select for an office or position:

appoint, designate, make, name, tap.

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Translations

يُرَشِّحُيُسَمّي، يُرَشِّح

nominovatjmenovat

nominereforeslå som

nominierenernennen

αναγορεύω

designarnombrar

nimetä

désignernominernommer

nominirati

útnefna; tilnefna

nominarenominatonominecandidati

指名する

후보자로 지명하다

iškėlimas kandidatuiškelti kandidatu

izvirzīt/nosaukt kandidātu

nomineren

nominere

mianować

nomear

номинировать

nominera

ได้รับการเสนอชื่อ

aday göstermek

đề cử

提名推荐

nominate

[ˈnɒmɪneɪt] VT (= propose) → proponer; (= appoint) → nombrar
to nominate sb as or for chairman → proponer a algn como candidato a la presidencia
to nominate sb for a job → nombrar a algn para un cargo
she was nominated for an Oscar → la nominaron para un Oscar

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nominate

[ˈnɒmɪneɪt] vt

(= propose) → proposer
I nominate Ian Alexander as president of the society → Je propose Ian Alexander comme président de la société.
to nominate sb for sth [+ post, position] → proposer qn comme candidat à qch

(= appoint) → nommer
to nominate sb as sth → nommer qn qch
She was nominated as director → Elle a été nommée directrice.
to nominate sb to sth [+ body, organization] → nommer qn auprès de qch

(for award) [+ person, song, film] → nominer
He was nominated for an Oscar → Il a été nominé pour un Oscar.

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nominate

vt

(= appoint) → ernennen; he was nominated chairman → er wurde zum Vorsitzenden ernannt

(= propose) → nominieren, aufstellen; he was nominated for the presidency → er wurde als Präsidentschaftskandidat aufgestellt; to nominate somebody/something for an award → jdn/etw für eine Auszeichnung nominieren

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nominate

[ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt] vt to nominate sb (for sth) (propose) → proporre qn come candidato (a qc); (appoint) → nominare or designare qn (a qc)

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nominate

(ˈnomineit) verb

to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc. They nominated him as captain. benoem, nomineer يُسَمّي، يُرَشِّح номинирам nomear jmenovat ernennen nominere; foreslå som προτείνω, υποδεικνύω κπ. nombrar (kohale) esitama کانديد کردن nimetä nommer לְמָנוֹת नामांकित करना imenovati, predložiti jelöl menunjuk sebagai útnefna; tilnefna nominare 指命する 후보자로 지명하다 paskirti, iškelti kandidatu izvirzīt/nosaukt kandidātu mencalonkan benoemennominere, innstillemianować كانديد كيدل nomear a numi; a propune, a nominaliza выставлять, предлагать кандидатура vymenovať imenovati nominovati nominera, föreslå แต่งตั้งให้ดำรงตำแหน่งหรือรับหน้าที่ aday göstermek 提名, 推薦 призначати نامزد کرنا đề cử 提名，推荐

ˌnomiˈnation noun

1. the act of nominating. the nomination of a president. benoeming, nominasie تَسْمِيَه، تَرْشيح номиниране nomeação jmenování die Ernennung udnævnelse διορισμός, ανάδειξηnombramiento (kandidaadi) esitamine نام گذارى nimittäminen nominationמועמד नामांकन nominirati, postaviti kinevezés nominasi útnefning; tilnefning nomina 指命 지명하기 paskyrimas, iškėlimas kandidatu kandidatūras izvirzīšana pencalonan benoemingnominasjon, innstillingnominacja كانديداتورى nomeação numire; can­di­da­tură выставление, выдвижение кандидатов vymenovanie imenovanje nominacija nominering การได้รับเสนอชื่อเข้ารับรางวัลหรือชิงตำแหน่ง adaylık, aday gösterme 提名，任命 призначення نامزدگي sự bổ nhiệm 提名，任命

2. a suggestion of a particular person for a post etc. We've had four nominations for the job. nominasies تَسْمِيَه، إقْتِراح لِمَنْصِب номинация proposta kandidatura, nominace der Wahlvorschlag indstilling υποψηφιότηταnominación, propuesta kandidatuur کانديد ehdollepano propositionמועמדות कियागत अर्थों में नामांकन, नियुक्ति के लिए मनोनीत करने का अधिकार, नामज़दगी nominacija jelölés nominasi útnefning candidatura 推薦 후보 추천 kandidatūra kandidatūra, pretendents pencalonan benoemingforslag; utnevningkandydatura نوماند،كانديد propostas candidatură кандидатура kandidatúra kandidatura nominacija nominering การแต่งตั้งให้ดำรงตำแหน่งหรือรับหน้าที่ adaylık 推薦 висування кандидата تجويز đề cử 推荐

ˌnomiˈnee noun

a person who is nominated for a job etc. genomineerde مُرَشَّح لِمَنْصِب номиниран nomeado kandidát der/die Kandidat(in) kandidat υποψήφιοςcandidato kandidaat کانديدا؛ نامزد ehdokas personne nomméeמועמד नामित व्यक्ति kandidat predložen (namještenje) jelölt calon e-r sem er tilnefndur candidato 指命された人 지명된 사람 kandidatas kandidāts calon benoemdekandidat, en som er foreslått mianowany نوماند nomeado candidat кандидат vymenovaná osoba kandidat nominovani kandidat ผู้ได้รับการเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงตำแหน่ง aday 被提名者 претендент, кандидат نامزد شخص ứng cử viên 被提名者

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nominate

→ يُرَشِّحُ nominovat nominere nominieren αναγορεύω designar nimetä désigner nominirati nominare 指名する 후보자로 지명하다 nomineren nominere mianować nomear номинировать nominera ได้รับการเสนอชื่อ aday göstermek đề cử 提名

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