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verb
- 1. propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honour or award: "the film was nominated for several Oscars" Similar
- 2. specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event: "a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts"
adjective
- 1. denoting a race or subspecies which is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, e.g. Homo sapiens sapiens: "the nominate race and two subspecies occur"
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NOMINATE definition: 1. to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour: 2. to say officially…. Learn more.
The meaning of NOMINATE is designate, name. How to use nominate in a sentence. designate, name; to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place; to propose as a candidate for election to office…
to appoint to an office or position. to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity. intr to stand as a candidate in an election. archaic. to name, entitle, or designate.
Definition of nominate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize: nominated him as their candidate for mayor; was nominated twice for an Academy Award. 2. To designate or appoint to an office or responsibility: "A quiet recruit who always does exactly what he is told ... is nominated to take the rap" (Thomas E. Ricks).
If you nominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position. Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest.
When you suggest a person for a position in the government, or propose a theme for your school's prom, you nominate that person or idea, especially if it's done in an official way. In the United States, political parties hold primary elections and conventions to nominate candidates for president.
