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How to pronounce nomination in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nominating address, nominating speech
Type of oratory
Derivation nominate


the nomination was brief and to the point.
Type Words
Type of appointment, assignment, designation, naming
Derivation nominate


the Republican nomination for Governor.
Type Words
Type of condition, status
Derivation nominate


there was keen competition for the nomination.
his nomination was hotly protested.

Examples of nomination

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She is seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for a northern Nevada congressional seat.
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Horne lost a bid for the Democratic U.S. House nomination in Louisville in 2006.
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After Michigan, all three appear to have an equally good shot at the nomination.
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He would tell the committee that it was OK for them to turn down the nomination.
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Everyone was shocked when he won the nomination and, eventually, the presidency.
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Democrat Dennis J. Campanale has announced plans to seek his party's nomination.
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This timely political thriller should earn him yet another directing nomination.
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His nomination is expected to go before the Judiciary Committee early next year.
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Aronosky said the nomination helps draw attention to independent films like his.
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More examples
  • The act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
  • The condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"
  • (nominate) propose as a candidate for some honor
  • Put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
  • (nominate) name: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  • (nominate) appoint: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
  • Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award.
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  • (Nominate (taxonomy)) Subspecies (commonly abbreviated subsp. or ssp.) in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, or a taxonomic unit in that rank (plural: subspecies). ...