nominate
verb
nom·i·nate
ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt 
nominated; nominating
1
2
a
: to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place
He was nominated to the Supreme Court.
b
: to propose as a candidate for election to office
We expect the party to nominate him for president.
c
: to propose for an honor
nominate her for player of the year
He was nominated for an Academy Award.
3
: to enter (a horse) in a race
Synonyms
Examples of nominate in a Sentence
We expect the party to nominate him for president.
The President nominated her for Attorney General.
Someone has to tell her the truth—I nominate you.
We nominated her for player of the year.
Recent Examples on the Web
By age 20, she had been nominated for two Academy Awards, for her performances in Gaslight and National Velvet, and Lansbury went on to win six Tony Awards for her performances in Broadway musicals like Sweeney Todd.
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Turin, Rome and Milan have been nominated by Italy as cities that will host games at the tournament, with two other cities yet to be determined.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Mayor Karen Bass had nominated Karl Thurmond, an attorney and co-chair of Schiff’s finance committee, to the five-member panel, which provides civilian oversight of the LAPD.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
This year she is nominated for the American Accessory Designer of the Year award, competing against Ana Khouri, Stuart Vevers for Coach, Raul Lopez for Luar and Tory Burch.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Turin, Rome and Milan have been nominated by Italy as cities that will host games at the tournament, with two other cities yet to be determined.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Mayor Karen Bass had nominated Karl Thurmond, an attorney and co-chair of Schiff’s finance committee, to the five-member panel, which provides civilian oversight of the LAPD.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
This year she is nominated for the American Accessory Designer of the Year award, competing against Ana Khouri, Stuart Vevers for Coach, Raul Lopez for Luar and Tory Burch.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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nominate
verb
nom·i·nate
ˈnäm-ə-ˌnāt
nominated; nominating
: to choose as a candidate for election, appointment, or honor
especially
: to propose for office
nominated a senator for president
Legal Definition
nominate
1 of 2 adjective
nom·i·nate
ˈnä-mə-nət, -ˌnāt
in the civil law of Louisiana
: having a special or certain name compare innominate
nominate
2 of 2 transitive verb
nom·i·nate
ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt
nominated; nominating
1
: to appoint or propose for appointment to an office, position, or place
if the testator has nominated an executor of the will
the President…shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors—U.S. Constitution art. II
U.S. Constitution art. II2
: to propose as a candidate for election to office
Etymology
Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to call by name, from nomin-, nomen name
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