nominates
Names for office
Nominates is the third-person singular of nominate—to formally propose someone for a position, honor, or award.
A president nominates judges; a committee nominates candidates; the Academy nominates films: The party nominates its candidate at the convention.
To nominate can also mean to designate or appoint: She nominated Tuesday as the meeting day.
Voting document
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- delegateEntrust authority to another
ticket · runner · contender · hopeful · selection · shortlist · frontrunner · dark horse
Present for consideration
- presentGift or current moment
- introduceMake formally known
- forwardOnward in direction
- motionChange in position
table · proposal · put forward · name · suggest · recommend · advance · offer
ballot
Voting document
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
delegate · ticket · runner · contender · hopeful · selection · shortlist · frontrunner · dark horse · incumbent
submit
Present for consideration
motion · table · proposal · put forward · name · suggest · recommend · advance · offer · second
honors
Recognition for achievement
- accoladesFormal expressions of praise
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- prizeReward for winning
laureate · inductee · shortlist · finalist · winner · ceremony · academy · Emmy · Oscar · Grammy
support
To uphold or sustain
approval · recommendation · vouch · advocate · favor · sanction · confirm · uphold · second · accredit
nominatesrejects
Refuses or discards
withdraws · disqualifies · vetoes · removes · eliminates
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- presidential nominationOfficial party endorsement for presidency
- nomination speechFormal candidate endorsement declaration
- Grammy nominationConsidered for music prize
- candidate nominationsFormal selections for office
- oscar nomination
nominate, nomination, nominated, nominating, nominations, nominative, nominator, nominators, nominatives