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nom⋅i⋅na⋅tion
[nom-uh-ney-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of nominating, esp. to office: The floor is open for nomination of candidates for the presidency. |
| 2. | the state of being nominated. |
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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. --Clarendon. 2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
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Language Translation for : nomination
Spanish:
nombramiento,
German:
die Ernennung,
Japanese:
指命
nomination
c.1412, "act of mentioning by name," from L. nominationem (nom. nominatio), from nominare "to name," from nomen (gen. nominis) "name" (see name). Meaning "fact of being proposed as a candidate" is attested from 1494. Nominate is a back-formation, attested from 1545 in the sense "to call by name," from 1601 with the meaning "to propose for election." Nominee is first attested 1664.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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