nomination
Americannoun
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an act or instance of nominating, especially to office.
The floor is open for nomination of candidates for the presidency.
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the state of being nominated.
Other Word Forms
- nonnomination noun
- renomination noun
Etymology
Origin of nomination
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin nōminātiōn- (stem of nōminātiō ) a naming, nomination. See nominate, -ion
Example Sentences
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She won a Bafta in 2010 for best leading actress and an Oscar nomination following her portrayal of a schoolgirl in the coming-of-age drama An Education.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
She earned her first Tony Award nomination in 1976 for portraying Rose Trelawny in Arthur Wing Pinero’s “Trelawny of the ‘Wells.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
He clerked for Neil Gorsuch when he was a federal judge and helped shepherd support for Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court in Trump’s first term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“I heard Hideo himself approved your nomination into the draft. After the stunt you pulled in the opening ceremony, it’s a pretty interesting move.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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