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nomination
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nom·i·na·tion  (nm-nshn)
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.

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
Noun1.nominationnomination - 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"

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
(= appointment) → nomination f
nomination to sth → nomination à qch
(for award)nomination f
nomination for sth [+ award] → nomination pour qch

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

nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn] n (see vb) → candidatura; (XXX) → nomina
nomination [ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn] n (see vb) → candidatura; (XXX) → nomina

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


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