nomination

Definition of Nomination in English :

1. nomination

the act of officially naming a candidate

Example Sentences:
'the Republican nomination for Governor'

2. nomination

the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election

Example Sentences:
'there was keen competition for the nomination'
'his nomination was hotly protested'

an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election

Example Sentences:
'the nomination was brief and to the point'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nomination

noun

the act of nominating or state of being nominated, esp as an election candidate

noun

the act of nominating or the fact of being nominated

n.

1. The act or an instance of appointing a person to office.

2. The act or an instance of submitting a name for candidacy or appointment.

3. The state of being nominated.