nominationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌnɒm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌnɑː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/nomination noun [ C or U ] (SUGGESTION)
C1 the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize:
There have been two nominations for the new job.
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- The closing date for nominations is the fifth of August.
- The film received four Oscar nominations.
- Each jury makes three nominations to the board.
- The actress has received six Academy Award nominations.
- He was an unsuccessful for the 1972 and 1992 Democratic presidential nominations.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- landslide
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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Suggestions & proposals
nomination noun [ C or U ] (CHOICE)
the act of officially choosing someone for a job or position:
the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- tender
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