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   nom·i·nate

   verb

   • 1. propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honor or award: "the film was nominated for several Oscars" Similar proposeput forwardput upsubmitpresentrecommendsuggestname
   • ▪ appoint to a job or position: "the company nominated her as a delegate to the convention" Similar appointdesignatemakeassignnamedubdelegateselectchoosedecide onelectcommissionpromote
   • 2. specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event: "a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a race or subspecies that is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, for example, Homo sapiens sapiens: "the nominate race and two subspecies occur"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nominator noun

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