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nom·i·na·tion 
[nom-uh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[nom-uh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –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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| nom·i·na·tion
(nŏm'ə-nā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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nomination
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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| nomination | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor" |
| 2. | 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" |
| 3. | 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" [syn: nominating speech] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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