nominate
verb (used with object)
to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
nominates
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present tense formof nominate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Each professor nominates two books to include among the year’s coursework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Activist investor Starboard Value discloses a $350 million stake in CarMax and nominates two directors to its board.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
For instance, the bar nominates candidates to the board that adjudicates lawyers’ misconduct, and helps to set the board’s budget.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
Likewise, the state’s Conservative Party normally nominates the same candidate as the Republicans.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
