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nominate

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nom·i·nate  (nm-nt)
tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates
1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election.
2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. See Synonyms at appoint.

[Latin nminre, nmint-, to name, from nmen, nmin-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

nomi·nator n.

nominate
vb [ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt] (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 [ˈnɒmɪnɪt]
Rare having a particular name
[from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name]
nominator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.nominate - propose as a candidate for some honor
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"
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"
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"
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"

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

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.

nominate
vt
(= appoint)ernennen; he was nominated chairmaner wurde zum Vorsitzenden ernannt
(= propose)nominieren, aufstellen; he was nominated for the presidencyer wurde als Präsidentschaftskandidat aufgestellt; to nominate somebody/something for an awardjdn/etw für eine Auszeichnung nominieren

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

nominate
v nominate [ˈnomineit]
to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc They nominated him as captain. benoem, nomineer يُسَمّي، يُرَشِّح номинирам jmenovat nominere; foreslå som ernennen προτείνω, υποδεικνύω κπ. (για αξίωμα) 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 benoemen nominere, innstille mianować 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 ,
n nomiˈnation
1 the act of nominating the nomination of a president. benoeming, nominasie تَسْمِيَه، تَرْشيح номиниране jmenování udnævnelse die Ernennung διορισμός, ανάδειξη (σε αξίωμα) nombramiento (kandidaadi) esitamine نام گذارى nimittäminen nomination מוּעֲמָד नामांकन nominirati,postaviti kinevezés nominasi útnefning; tilnefning nomina 指命 지명하기 paskyrimas, iškėlimas kandidatu kandidatūras izvirzīšana pencalonan benoeming nominasjon, innstilling nominacja nomeação numire; can­di­da­tură выставление, выдвижение кандидатов vymenovanie imenovanje nominacija nominering การได้รับเสนอชื่อเข้ารับรางวัลหรือชิงตำแหน่ง adaylık, aday göster(il)me 任命 призначення نامزدگي sự bổ nhiệm
2 a suggestion of a particular person for a post etc We've had four nominations for the job. nominasies تَسْمِيَه، إقْتِراح لِمَنْصِب номинация kandidatura, nominace indstilling der Wahlvorschlag υποψηφιότητα nominación, propuesta kandidatuur کانديد ehdollepano proposition מוֲּעָמדוּת 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 benoeming forslag; utnevning kandydatura propostas candidatură кандидатура kandidatúra kandidatura nominacija nominering การแต่งตั้งให้ดำรงตำแหน่งหรือรับหน้าที่ adaylık (teklifi) 提名權, 任命 висування кандидата تجويز đề cử ,
n nomiˈnee
a person who is nominated for a job etc. genomineerde مُرَشَّح لِمَنْصِب номиниран kandidát kandidat der/die Kandidat(in) υποψήφιος candidato kandidaat کانديدا؛ نامزد ehdokas personne nommée מוּעֲמָד नामित व्यक्ति kandidat predložen (namještenje) jelölt calon e-r sem er tilnefndur candidato 指命された人 지명된 사람 kandidatas kandidāts calon benoemde kandidat, en som er foreslått mianowany nomeado candidat кандидат vymenovaná osoba kandidat nominovani kandidat ผู้ได้รับการเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงตำแหน่ง aday 被提名者 претендент, кандидат نامزد شخص ứng cử viên

nominate يُرَشِح nominovat nominere nominieren αναγορεύω designar nimetä désigner imenovati nominare 指名する 후보자로 지명하다 nomineren nominere mianować nomear номинировать nominera เสนอชื่อ aday göstermek đề cử 提名


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It will be the office of the President to NOMINATE, and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to APPOINT.
Was it to nominate some high official--a governor or member of Congress?
There had come to Scully a proposition to nominate a certain rich brewer who lived upon a swell boulevard that skirted the district, and who coveted the big badge and the "honorable" of an alderman.
 
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