renominationn.
/ˌriːnɒmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriˌnɑməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The nomination of a person for a position, office, etc., for a second or further time, esp. the nomination of an incumbent for a further term of office.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > nomination to office > renewed nomination
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1727 Devonshire Hosp. 18 All Overseers of the Poor are nominated by the Justices..and may, by Re-nomination and Consent, continue the same.
1822 Times 19 Feb. 3/1 He could conceive no other reason for the renomination of the agricultural committee, than to throw dust in the eyes of the farmers.
1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 13 Sept. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iii. 334 He thought [President] Pierce has a fair chance of re-nomination.
1906 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 1 114 The nomination of William R. Hearst for mayor on a municipal ownership ticket, and a regular republican ticket, in addition to the renomination of McClellan led to an exciting contest.
1956 Times 24 Aug. 8/5 The President accepted the unanimous renomination of the Republicans.
2004 D. Horowitz Anxieties of Affluence viii. 240 Senator Edward Kennedy launched a challenge to Carter's renomination.
2. A change of name; renaming. rare.
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the mind > language > naming > [noun] > a change of name
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1885 Antiquary Mar. 96/2 He follows up the intricate history of the companies, and tracks their devious courses through changes, exchanges and renominations.
2003 M. T. Gilmore Surface & Depth vi. 139 Along with his obscure origins, Fitzgerald's hero has a talent for self invention or renomination... Gatsby renames himself... He has changed his unfortunate birth name for the more aristocratic sounding one he is known by in the novel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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