to nominate a candidate

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• nominate — 01. A human rights activist has been [nominated] for the Nobel peace prize. 02. The Green Party is planning to [nominate] a candidate in every one of the country s ridings. 03. The Prime Minister has [nominated] one of his former Ministers for a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• nominate — verb 1) you may nominate a candidate Syn: propose, recommend, suggest, name, put forward, present, submit 2) he nominated his assistant Syn: appoint, select, choose, elect, commissio …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nominate — verb 1) any member may nominate a candidate Syn: propose, put forward, put up, submit, present, recommend, suggest 2) the President nominated her to the Supreme Court Syn: appoint, designate, assign …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Nominate — Nom i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nominated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nominating}.] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See {Name}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To nominate them all, it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nominate — nom·i·nate 1 / nä mə nət, ˌnāt/ adj [Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to call by name, from nomin nomen name] in the civil law of Louisiana: having a special or certain name compare innominate nom·i·nate 2 / nä mə ˌnāt/ vt nat·ed,… …   Law dictionary

• nominate — [näm′ə nāt΄] vt. nominated, nominating [< L nominatus, pp. of nominare, to name < nomen, NAME] 1. Now Rare to name, call, or designate 2. to name or appoint to an office or position 3. a) to name as a candidate for election or appointment;… …   English World dictionary

• nominate — (v.) 1540s, to call by name, back formation from NOMINATION (Cf. nomination) or else from L. nominatus, pp. of nominare to name, call by name, give a name to, also name for office, from nomen name (see NAME (Cf. name) (n.)). Later to appoint to… …   Etymology dictionary

• nominate — ► VERB 1) put forward as a candidate for election or for an honour or award. 2) appoint to a job or position. 3) specify formally. DERIVATIVES nomination noun nominator noun. ORIGIN Latin nominare to name …   English terms dictionary

• nominate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally, officially VERB + NOMINATE ▪ ask sb to, invite sb to ▪ Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• nominate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to nominate as (she was nominated as our candidate) 2) (D; tr.) to nominate for (to nominate smb. for the presidency) 3) (H) they nominated her to serve as chairperson * * * [ nɒmɪneɪt] (H) they nominated her to serve as… …   Combinatory dictionary

• nominate — [[t]nɒ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] nominates, nominating, nominated 1) VERB If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it. [be V ed] Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs...… …   English dictionary