- the act of suggesting or choosing somebody as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an award; the fact of being suggested for this
- Membership of the club is by nomination only.
- He won the nomination as Democratic candidate for the presidency.
- They opposed her nomination to the post of Deputy Director.
- He has had nine Oscar nominations.
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec1, Politicsc1- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman.
- She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman.
- She is seeking nomination as a candidate in the elections.
- She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
- his nomination for the Best Actor award
- support for his nomination to the Supreme Court
- How many Oscar nominations has she had in her career?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- presidential
- party
- Democratic
- …
- secure
- win
- stand for
- …
- form
- paper
- process
- …
- nomination as
- nomination for
- nomination to
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin nominatio(n-), from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’.Definitions on the go
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