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nomination
nom·i·na·tion
UK/ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/Atlantic Canada, US/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
What it means
- countableuncountableAn act or instance of nominating.
Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
2 more examples
The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
After the nomination, he was required to accept or decline the offer.
- commoncountableuncountableThe result of such a nomination act.
- countableuncountableA device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
In a sentence
Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
Where it comes from
- Latinnōminātiō
- Middle Frenchnominacion
- Middle Englishnominacion, nomination
- Englishnomination
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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