presidential nomination
Convention's official selection
Presidential nomination is the formal selection of a candidate to represent a political party in a presidential election.
In the United States, nominations result from primaries and caucuses culminating in party conventions: She secured the Democratic presidential nomination in July.
To receive a nomination is to become the party's official candidate for the general election.
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- delegate countNumber of convention votes
- primaryChief in importance
- Super TuesdayConcurrent multi-state primary date
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Nationwide voting for office
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Passing titles through lineage
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