nomination

noun

nom·​i·​na·​tion ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: the act, process, or an instance of nominating

2

: the state of being nominated

Examples of nomination in a Sentence

We expect him to get the Democratic nomination.

Membership is by nomination only.

The novel earned a nomination for the National Book Award.

The film received five Academy Award nominations.

The nominations for the Academy Awards have been announced.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its final season earned nine Emmy nominations, including outstanding variety series and outstanding writing for a variety series. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

While Pericola won the Democratic primary handily last week, locking up the nomination with more than 52% of the vote, Strada survived a much closer race. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

The women, who had been covering one another’s work for years, earned an album of the year nomination, facing off against Prince, Michael Jackson, U2 and Houston. — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Pawlikowski has been an Academy fave with his previous films Ida and Cold War (the latter of which earned him a Best Director nomination). — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nomination

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

nomination

noun

nom·​i·​na·​tion ˌnäm-ə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: the act, process, or an instance of nominating

2

: the state of being nominated