nomination
[noun]
Synonyms: choice, appointment, designation, election, proposal, recommendation, selection, suggestion

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

nom‧i‧na‧tion /ˌnɒməˈneɪʃən, ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən $ ˌnɑː-/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a position, duty, or prize, or the fact of being suggested for it
nomination for
Who will get the Republican nomination for president?
All the committee’s nominations were approved.

2. [countable] the name of a book, film, actor etc that has been suggested to receive an honour or prize:
The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced Tuesday.

3. [uncountable and countable] the act of giving someone a particular job, or the fact of being given that job
nomination as
O'Neil’s nomination as chief executive

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

nomination
noun
ADJ. presidential | Democratic, Republican, etc. | Oscar, etc.
VERB + NOMINATION secure, win | stand for She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
accept | withdraw | support | invite Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman.
seek She is seeking nomination as a candidate in the elections.
NOMINATION + NOUN form, paper | process
PREP. ~ as She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman.
~ for his nomination for the Best Actor award
~ to He will not accept nomination to the committee.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

nomination

get/receive a nomination
The film got the nomination for Best Drama.
win/secure a nomination
Do you think she has enough votes to win the nomination?
seek a nomination (=try to win it)
He is seeking the Republican nomination in the Senate race.
accept a nomination
Lieberman accepted the nomination as the vice-presidential candidate.
withdraw a nomination (=say you no longer want it)
After hostile questioning, he withdrew his nomination to be CIA director.
make a nomination (=say that you think someone should be given a job or position)
The president makes the nominations of judges for the Supreme Court.
oppose a nomination (=say that you think someone should not be given a job or position)
Senator Hatch said that he would oppose Lee's nomination to assistant attorney general.
approve a nomination (=agree that someone should be given a job or position)
The Senate unanimously approved her nomination.
the presidential/Senate etc nomination (=a nomination for a particular job or position)
He was unsuccessful in his campaign for the presidential nomination in 2008.
the Republican/Democratic etc nomination (=the nomination to be the candidate for a political party in an election)
Feinstein beat Van de Kamp for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
an Oscar/Emmy/Grammy etc nomination (=a nomination for a particular prize or award)
The novel has received a National Book Award nomination.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲