nominate
Suggest for office
To nominate is to formally propose someone for a position, honor, or award: The president nominated her for the Supreme Court, The film was nominated for Best Picture.
A nomination puts a name forward for consideration but doesn't guarantee selection.
In politics, to nominate is to select a candidate to represent a party in an election: The convention nominated him on the first ballot.
Formally select or name
- selectCarefully pick from options
- appointAssign to office
- chooseSelect from alternatives
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
pick · slate · shortlist · delegate · commission · assign · install · elect
Put forth formally
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- put forwardOffer for discussion
- endorseGive official approval
- backReverse side; support
support · champion · vouch · advocate · sponsor · second · introduce · present
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ballotVoting document
caucus · delegate · ticket · incumbent · challenger · front-runner · dark-horse · running mate
designate
Formally select or name
tap · pick · slate · shortlist · delegate · commission · assign · install · elect · anoint
propose
Put forth formally
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- put forwardOffer for discussion
- endorseGive official approval
back · support · champion · vouch · advocate · sponsor · second · introduce · present · submit
candidate
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
ballot · caucus · delegate · ticket · incumbent · challenger · front-runner · dark-horse · running mate · stump
Oscar
Academy's golden award
Golden Globe · shortlist · finalist · honoree · recipient · academy · category · recognition · selection · jury
call
Contact by phone
christen · label · style · term · tag · identify · specify · cite · declare
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- proposesuggest, offer, submit, recommend, put forward
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- approvalapprove, approval rating, agree, accept, thumbs-up
- Judgment Wordsjudge, assess, evaluate, rate, rank
- nominal priceInsignificantly small cost
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- nominal feeVery small charge
- presidential nominationOfficial party endorsement for presidency
- nomination speechFormal candidate endorsement declaration
- Grammy nominationConsidered for music prize
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