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Synonyms for nomination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nom-uh-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒm əˈneɪ ʃən



Définition of nomination

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun appointment for responsibility
Example sentences :
  • His name had not been placed in nomination until the 35th polling of the delegates.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • To accept their nomination and stand as a Rural District Councillor!
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • For whereas three candidates were in nomination, the ballots were forming but two piles.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The ex-honorable had in his pocket a nomination for an influential office.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • He's out to get the Republican nomination for the governorship.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • And the nomination in this state's just about as good as the election.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • A Republican nomination is equivalent to an election in Warren.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • You may spare yourself that trouble; the senate has rejected his nomination.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • In these times, it is the duty of such a man to accept the nomination.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • The nomination was accepted for him by a friend in his absence.
  • Extract from : « The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes » by James Quay Howard

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