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 Definitions of nomination  [ˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'nomination' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) nomination
an act or instance of nominating, esp. to office.

2.  nomination
the state of being nominated.

Etymology:  (1375–1425; late ME < L nōminātiō a naming, nomination. See nominate , -tion)

Definition of 'nomination' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) nomination
the act of officially naming a candidate
"the Republican nomination for Governor"

2. (noun) nomination
the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
"there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

3. (noun) nominating speech, nominating address, nomination
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
"the nomination was brief and to the point"


Definition of 'nomination' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) nomination
the act of nominating sb, or the state of being nominated
To become a candidate three nominations are required.; candidates competing for the nomination


Definition of 'nomination' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) nomination
the act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated

2. (noun) nomination
the denomination, or name


Definitions of 'nomination' The Roycroft Dictionary 

nomination
1. Paradigrammatics, or the art of molding figures in plaster.

2. The call of the vile.

3. In democracies, the divine sacrament administered to ignorance.

3. The election, divination and apotheosis of a paramount parasite.



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