nomination.
An act or instance of nominating.
Meaning & usage
An act or instance of nominating.
Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
The result of such a nomination act.
A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.