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nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən] n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of nominating or state of being nominated, esp as an election candidate ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən] N (= proposal) → propuesta f; (= appointment) → nombramiento m the race for the presidential nomination (US) → la carrera por la candidatura a la presidencia 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 nomination n (= appointment) → Ernennung f nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → candidatura; (XXX) → nomina nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → candidatura; (XXX) → nomina How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I think he'll turn him round: I think the nomination may be staved off. The man's career was ended; and on the day when the nomination of the new peer was announced, the man ended with it. They might even entertain a preference to some other person, at the very moment they were assenting to the one proposed, because there might be no positive ground of opposition to him; and they could not be sure, if they withheld their assent, that the subsequent nomination would fall upon their own favorite, or upon any other person in their estimation more meritorious than the one rejected. |
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