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nominate

[v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit]

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verb (used with object)

to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.

to appoint to a duty or office.

to propose for an honor, award, or the like.

Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.

to name; designate.

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Obsolete. to specify.

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adjective

having a particular name.

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Origin:
1475–85; < Latin nōminātus (past participle of nōmināre to name, call by name), equivalent to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; see nomen) + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

nom·i·na·tor, noun

re·nom·i·nate, verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.

un·nom·i·nat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. pick, choose.

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Donaldson reiterated his commitment to trying to change shareholders' ability to nominate directors.

He resisted, he says, when one of the chancellors he worked for wanted to nominate him for various presidential.

Readers are invited to nominate other candidates and cast their votes in the comment thread below.

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Donaldson reiterated his commitment to trying to change shareholders' ability to nominate directors.

He resisted, he says, when one of the chancellors he worked for wanted to nominate him for various presidential.

Readers are invited to nominate other candidates and cast their votes in the comment thread below.

Nominate your favorite for coverage in the magazine.

See our list of top contenders, then nominate your own and vote in.

Eisenhower's decision to nominate him to the court in the.

Fish, and ask them to nominate you if an appropriate position comes along.

He plans to nominate someone with a background in macroeconomics, another in markets, and a third in regulation.

Nominate your own choice and tell us why it's special.

Use the form below to nominate your own novelty phones.

One would make it easier for shareholders to nominate their own candidates to the board.

Migration: resident, except for partially migratory nominate subspecies.

Nominate and vote for your favorite iPhone games below.

For that reason, the second reform would make it easier for shareholders to nominate candidates.

Nominate a person, place, or organization that's doing things right.

Just make sure that you nominate a designated rider.

These changes would make it slightly easier for big shareholders to nominate their own candidates for corporate directorships.

Nominate your own wonderful, weird, or wacky choices for this magazine series.

From there, the robot can nominate a ball and pocket and slide into action.

There is no requirement to nominate a major but concentration tracks are offered.

Supporters can nominate themselves to coordinate a meetup.

Reformers have for years tried to make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors by securing readier access to.

He did in fact nominate it again next year, and so did a lot of people.

While shareholders are in principle free to nominate and elect new directors, the deck is stacked against them.

If you need to incentivise staff to hand things in then let them nominate a charity to which unclaimed goods are donated.

Some parties in some states have chosen not to have primaries, but instead nominate via caucus.

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World English Dictionary

nominate

—vb
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.	(Austral) (intr) to stand as a candidate in an election
5.	archaic to name, entitle, or designate

—*adj*
6.	rare having a particular name

[C16: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name]

'nominator

—n

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