Meanings
plural nominations
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- 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.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὀνομασία
- ὀνομασία (onomasía)an act or instance of nominating
Arabic تَعْيِين, تَرْشِيح
- تَعْيِين (taʕyīn)an act or instance of nominating
- تَرْشِيح (taršīḥ)an act or instance of nominating
Bulgarian номина́ция, назначе́ние
- номина́ция (nominácija)an act or instance of nominating
- назначе́ние (naznačénie)an act or instance of nominating
Chinese Mandarin 提名, 指名
- 提名 (tímíng)an act or instance of nominating
- 指名 (zhǐmíng)an act or instance of nominating
Czech nominace
- nominacean act or instance of nominating
Dutch nominatie
- nominatiea device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Finnish ehdollepano, nimeäminen
- ehdollepanoan act or instance of nominating
- nimeäminenan act or instance of nominating
French nomination
- nominationan act or instance of nominating
German Nominierung, Aufstellung
- Nominierungan act or instance of nominating
- Aufstellungan act or instance of nominating
- Kandidatenküran act or instance of nominating
Greek αναγόρευση, αναγόρευση
- αναγόρευση (anagórefsi)an act or instance of nominating
- αναγόρευση (anagórefsi)a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Hindi नामांकन
- नामांकन (nāmāṅkan)an act or instance of nominating
Hungarian jelölés
- jelölésan act or instance of nominating
Irish ainmniú, ainmniúchán
- ainmniúan act or instance of nominating
- ainmniúchána device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Italian nominazione
- nominazionean act or instance of nominating
Japanese 指名, ノミネート
- 指名 (shimei)an act or instance of nominating
- ノミネート (nominēto)an act or instance of nominating
Korean 지명, 노미네이트
- 지명 (jimyeong)an act or instance of nominating
- 노미네이트 (nomineiteu)an act or instance of nominating
- 공천 (gongcheon)an act or instance of nominating
Māori whakaingoatanga, tautapatanga
- whakaingoatangaan act or instance of nominating
- tautapatangaan act or instance of nominating
- whakaingoatangaa device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Norwegian Bokmål nominasjon
- nominasjonan act or instance of nominating
Polish nominacja
- nominacjaan act or instance of nominating
Portuguese nomeação
- nomeaçãoan act or instance of nominating
Russian назначе́ние, номина́ция
- назначе́ние (naznačénije)an act or instance of nominating
- номина́ция (nominácija)an act or instance of nominating
- выдвиже́ние (vydvižénije)a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
- номина́ция (nominácija)a device or means by which a person or thing is nominated
Slovak nominácia
- nomináciaan act or instance of nominating
Spanish nominación
- nominaciónan act or instance of nominating
Swedish nominering
- nomineringan act or instance of nominating
Tagalog sangalan
- sangalanan act or instance of nominating
Ukrainian ви́значення, призна́чення
- ви́значення (význačennja)an act or instance of nominating
- призна́чення (pryznáčennja)an act or instance of nominating
- номіна́ція (nominácija)an act or instance of nominating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nomination
Cite this entry
nomination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomination
“nomination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nomination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomination.
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