candidate nomination
Official selection for competition
Candidate nomination is the formal process by which a political party selects its representative for an election.
This typically involves primaries, caucuses, or party conventions where members vote or delegates choose among contenders: She secured the candidate nomination after winning key state primaries.
The nomination makes someone the party's official standard-bearer for that race.
- ballotVoting document
- speechOral communication ability
- name recognitionPublic familiarity with someone
- caucusParty selection meeting
- party conventionNominating meeting for candidates
voter registration · polling station · election campaign · endorsement · primary · board election · eligibility criteria · shortlist · grassroots support · stump speech · secret ballot · floor vote · slate · smoke-filled room · political machine · vetting · absentee voting · delegate
candidate nominationgeneral election
Nationwide voting for office
final vote · election day · ballot casting · runoff election · inauguration
candidate nominationdisqualification
Removal from eligibility
rejection · elimination · concession · dropping out · defeat