nomination
//ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- nominations
Definitions
1.An act or instance of nominating.
- Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise.
- The committee announced his nomination for the position of president.
- After the nomination, he was required to accept or decline the offer.
2.A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.
3.The result of such a nomination act.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3498
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”).
By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.