nomination

[Nom`i*na·tion]

The first step in the process of electing a candidate for office or giving someone an award is nomination. When someone is officially recommended as a contender, that's their nomination.

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The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

Noun
the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"

Noun
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"

Noun
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"


n.
The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

n.
The denomination, or name.


Nomination

Nom`i*na"tion , n. [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.] 1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.
2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

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Usage Examples

I'd said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had no attachment to the Academy Award. I knew I was an underdog so I just decided to sleep through the announcement.

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

I honestly believe that there's an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America.

I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me it's just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do the good hard work, and the rest of it is something you shouldn't get too caught up in, but when it happens - boy! I respect it.

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