Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To propose as a candidate in an election or as one to be considered for an honor or prize.
- transitive verb To designate or appoint to an office or responsibility: synonym: appoint.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nominated; of an executor, appointed by the will.
- Possessing a nomen juris or legal name or designation; characterized or distinguished by a particular name.
- To name; mention by name.
- To call; entitle; denominate.
- To name or designate by name for an office or place; appoint: as, to nominate an heir or an executor.
- To name for election, choice, or appointment; propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate, especially for an elective office. See
nomination . - To set down in express terms; express.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To mention by name; to name.
- transitive verb obsolete To call; to entitle; to denominate.
- transitive verb obsolete To set down in express terms; to state.
- transitive verb To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
name someone as acandidate for a particularrole orposition , including that of anoffice . - verb obsolete To
entitle , confer a name upon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb charge with a function; charge to be
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
- verb create and charge with a task or function
- verb put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Personally I hope most of Hillary supporters vote for Mccain, then Roe v Wade will finally be reversed once Mccain nominate more conservative judges.
Blitzer: This year, the Supreme Court hangs in the balance 2008
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It's too bad the Democrats will once again nominate an unelectable candidate, and will once again lose the White House.
Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies 2008
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By using their weird caucusing (which disenfranchises old people & working people due to the time commitment) and their soviet-style party bosses, they are about to again nominate an unelectable figure.
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As a result the Democrats will once again nominate a candidate who will lose even to an inferior Republican.
Has This Been the Best Primary Season Ever? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I share your concerns; if (R) s again nominate 2 more old WASPs for Pres and VP; especially if the (D) ticket ends up (best odds, me thinks) being Clinton - Obama.
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Spitzer on Wednesday said he would again nominate Judith Kaye as the chief judge of the state Court of Appeals.
News Item 2007
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Ireland's Referendum Commission glossed over this significant Lisbon amendment in the information material it sent to Irish voters by using the same word - "nominate" - for the pre-Lisbon and post-Lisbon situations - where a right to propose becomes a right to suggest - as if there was no difference, when this in fact would be an important change.
Infowars 2008
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The way to nominate is to simply comment in the comments section of the post at the site click on the red title:
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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As soon as a candidate receives the number of votes necessary to nominate, which is two-thirds of the delegates in a Democratic convention and a majority in a Republican convention, usually some one moves that the nomination be made unanimous, which is adopted with great applause.
Citizenship A Manual for Voters Emma Guy Cromwell
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Peers -- to nominate, that is, additional members of our upper and revising chamber -- now acts: one constant, habitual, though not adequately noticed by the popular mind as it goes on; and the other possible and terrific, scarcely ever really exercised, but always by its reserved magic maintaining a great and a restraining influence.
The English Constitution Walter Bagehot 1851
lampbane commented on the word nominate
We managed to make it though a US presidential election without anyone listing this or nomination!
November 25, 2008