'Nomination' definitions:
Definition of 'nomination'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
noun
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"
noun
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" [syn: nominating speech, nominating address, nomination]
Definition of 'Nomination'
From: GCIDE
- Nomination \Nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination. [1913 Webster]
- The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nomination'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance speech,
- apostolic orders,
- appointment,
- assignment,
- calling,
- canonization,
- caucus nomination,
- conferment,
- consecration,
- designation,
- direct nomination,
- election,
- holy orders,
- induction,
- installation,
- institution,
- investiture,
- major orders,
- minor orders,
- naming,
- ordainment,
- orders,
- ordination,
- petition nomination,
- posting,
- preferment,
- presentation,
- proposal,
- reading in,
- selection,
- tabbing,
- transferral