nominate

(nŏm'ə-nāt')
tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election.
2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. See synonyms at appoint.

[Latin nōmināre, nōmināt-, to name, from nōmen, nōmin-, name.]

nominator nom'i·na'tor n.

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verb

To select for an office or position: appoint, designate, make, name, tap¹. See choice.

v

Definition: designate, select
Antonyms: ignore, pass over

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.

To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

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IN BRIEF: To choose a candidate for election.

The band was honored even to be nominated for the award.

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• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - nominate: (vb) designate, propose for honor or office

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nominere, opstille, udnævne
adj. - benævnet

Nederlands (Dutch)
benoemen, nomineren, voordragen

Français (French)
v. tr. - proposer, nommer, désigner
adj. - proposé, nommé

Deutsch (German)
v. - nennen, ernennen, nominieren, vorschlagen
adj. - ernannt, nominiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατ)ονομάζω, αναφέρω ονομαστικά, υποδεικνύω ή ορίζω υποψήφιο, προτείνω για τιμητική διάκριση, διορίζω

Italiano (Italian)
nominare, candidare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nomear

Русский (Russian)
называть, назначать, выставлять, рекомендовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - designar, nombrar, proponer la candidatura
adj. - designado, nominado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nominera, utnämna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
提名, 命名, 任命, 指定, 提名的, 命名的, 指定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 提名, 命名, 任命, 指定
adj. - 提名的, 命名的, 指定的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 이름을 듣다, 임명하다, 지명하다
adj. - 지명의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 指名する, 指定する, 推薦する
adj. - 特定の名をもつ, 任命された

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرشح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מינה, הציע מועמדות, קבע, קרא או אזכר בשם‬
adj. - ‮בעל שם משלו‬

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