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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Also, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires in May 2026, and the president nominates someone to fill that role.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
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
But, that’s not all: Anybody who nominates an official whose eyes seem to need fixing will receive $1,000 off their own Lasik procedure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
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
