to nominate

Examples

• All

• I am particularly interested in having mr. Bannister nominated and elected.

  After Office Hours (1935)

• Now, a new candidate has been nominated.

  Disturbing Behavior (1998)

• Now I think you should nominate me, or at least vote for me, and we should win together.

• Therefore, I would like to nominate myself.

  Barnyard (2006)

• If you want to get nominated by the party for the next general election, do whatever your leaders ask you to do.

  Gussy (2022)

• Still, she was a minor movie star, once nominated for a major award.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Teams must nominate their weakest member to take a shot.

• He then asked his direct reports to work with their direct reports to nominate the correct people.

• In their rush to power, they had nominated a representative from the opposing party.

  Fiction book (1995)

• "I feel humbled that I was nominated and selected for this very prestigious award," Dr. Komanduri said.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

N

to name

vsto nominate

• Formal

456 2.8

To officially choose someone for a job or position

emphasizes appointment and not the act of suggesting candidates

D

to designate

vsto nominate

• Formal

124 5.0

To officially choose someone for a job or role

focuses on formal appointment rather than mere suggestion

P

to propose

vsto nominate

• Formal

38 3.4

To suggest someone for a job or official position

means the same thing with no practical difference

P

to put up

vsto nominate

6 4.0

Suggest someone as a candidate for a position or award

covers both formal suggestion and official appointment as options

P

to put forward

vsto nominate

5 3.1

To suggest someone for a job or prize

also includes formally appointing rather than only suggesting

How Official

to appoint

• Formal

580 3.2

to elect

∞ 3.3

to nominate

461 3.4

to suggest

∞ 1.6

mention

220 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology