Added 9 October 2026
nomination
/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: nōminātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nomination at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act of officially naming a candidate.
the Republican nomination for Governor
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The condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election.
there was keen competition for the nomination
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An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election.
the nomination was brief and to the point
Origin
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.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)