nomination
[nom-uh-ney-shuh n]
- an act or instance of nominating, especially to office: The floor is open for nomination of candidates for the presidency.
- the state of being nominated.
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Origin of nomination
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Contemporary Examples
Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
It may have been the reason why Goldwater beat Rockefeller by three points, and effectively sewed up the GOP nomination.
In 1972, Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie was the odds-on favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
For many Republicans presidential hopefuls, the road to the nomination passes through the Hawkeye State.
The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP FieldDavid Freedlander
December 16, 2014
Historical Examples
His name had not been placed in nomination until the 35th polling of the delegates.
To accept their nomination and stand as a Rural District Councillor!
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
For whereas three candidates were in nomination, the ballots were forming but two piles.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
The ex-honorable had in his pocket a nomination for an influential office.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
He's out to get the Republican nomination for the governorship.
Mixed FacesRoy Norton
nomination
- the act of nominating or state of being nominated, esp as an election candidate
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Word Origin and History for nomination
n.
early 15c., "act of mentioning by name," from Middle French nomination (14c.), and directly from Latin nominationem (nominative nominatio) "a naming, designation," from nominare "to name" (see nominate (v.)). Meaning "fact of being proposed as a candidate" is attested from late 15c.
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