nomination

nom·i·na·tion

 (nŏm′ə-nā′shən)
n.
1. The act or an instance of appointing a person to office.
2. The act or an instance of submitting a name for candidacy or appointment.
3. The state of being nominated.
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nomination

(ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən)
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of nominating or state of being nominated, esp as an election candidate
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nom•i•na•tion

(ˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən)

n.
1. an act or instance of nominating, esp. to office.
2. the state of being nominated.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin nōminātiō a naming, nomination. See nominate, -tion]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nomination - the act of officially naming a candidatenomination - the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
appointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
2.nomination - 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"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
3.nomination - 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"
political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"
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nomination

noun
1. proposal, suggestion, recommendation a list of nominations for senior lectureships
2. appointment, election, selection, designation, choice On Leo's death there were two main candidates for nomination as his replacement.
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nomination

noun
The act of appointing to an office or position:
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Translations
تَرْشِيحٌتَسْمِيَه، إقْتِراح لِمَنْصِبتَسْمِيَه، تَرْشيح
nominacejmenováníkandidatura
indstillingnomineringudnævnelse
NominierungWahlvorschlagErnennung
αναγόρευσηχρίσμα
nombramientonominaciónpropuesta
nimeäminen
nominationpropositiondésignationliste
nominacija
jelölés
útnefningútnefning; tilnefning
nomina
指名
지명
nominatie
nominasjonutnevning
nominacja
nomeação
номинация
nominering
การเสนอชื่อ
adaylıkaday göster me
sự đề cử
任命推荐提名

nomination

[ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən] N (= proposal) → propuesta f; (= appointment) → nombramiento m
the race for the presidential nomination (US) → la carrera por la candidatura a la presidencia
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nomination

[ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən] n
(= proposing) [candidate] → nomination f
his nomination for the post of CEO → sa nomination pour le poste de PDG
(= nominee) → candidat m
a list of nominations for places on the directors' board → une liste de candidats pour le conseil d'administration
(= appointment) → nomination f
nomination to sth → nomination à qch
(for award)nomination f
nomination for sth [+ award] → nomination pour qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nomination

n
(= appointment)Ernennung f
(= proposal)Nominierung f, → Kandidatenvorschlag m
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nomination

[ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn] n (see vb) → candidatura; (XXX) → nomina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nominate

(ˈnomineit) verb
to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc. They nominated him as captain.
ˌnomiˈnation noun
1. the act of nominating. the nomination of a president.
2. a suggestion of a particular person for a post etc. We've had four nominations for the job.
ˌnomiˈnee noun
a person who is nominated for a job etc.
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nomination

تَرْشِيحٌ nominace nominering Nominierung αναγόρευση nombramiento nimeäminen désignation nominacija nomina 指名 지명 nominatie nominasjon nominacja nomeação номинация nominering การเสนอชื่อ adaylık sự đề cử 任命
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