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to renominate

to renominate

3 4.3
To choose someone again for a job or award
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈnɒmɪneɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : renominar
  • During the conference, the party members decided to renominate their leader for another term.
  • renominate the president
  • renominate President Bush
  • renominate Judge Pickering

I think the best and smartest thing for Joe Biden to do would be to renominate Jerome Powell because it'll keep stability.

Examples

  • Next month, the committee will renominate the candidate for the prestigious award.

  • The president lobbied hard for Mr. Bernanke and renominated him in 2010.

    Blog text (23)

  • Well, they did renominate Boehner after all.

    Blog text (8)

  • A convention, not a primary, renominated the president.

    Academic text (1997)

  • And the Republican Party just renominated Mr. Nixon.

    My Girl (1991)

  • Next month, President Obama will be renominated by the Democratic Party in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Blog text (4)

  • One year from today, Democrats from across the country will meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, to renominate Barack Obama for President.

    Blog text (19)

  • I think the best and smartest thing for Joe Biden to do would be to renominate Jerome Powell because it'll keep stability.

    Meet Kevin

  • "The returns coming in from over the state indicate I have been renominated Governor of Georgia by the Democratic Party," Talmadge told newspaper reporters in the early morning.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The board plans to renominate the CEO for the position after his successful tenure.

Synonyms

to nominate
vsto renominate
461 3.4

To officially suggest someone for a job or honor

is used to suggest someone again rather than for the first time
to designate
vsto renominate
  • Formal
124 5.0

To officially choose someone for a job or role

is used when someone is officially suggested again for a position
to propose
vsto renominate
  • Formal
38 3.4

To suggest someone for a job or official position

is an official suggestion made again for a post or honor
to reselect
vsto renominate
3.9

To choose someone again for a position

officially suggests someone again for a position or honor
to reordain
vsto renominate
  • Formal
8.8

To choose someone again for a job or position

officially suggests someone again rather than formally appointing

Surface Forms

renominate infinitive
renominated past
renominated past participle
renominating present participle
renominates third person singular

Morphology

renominate = nominate (transparent) = re + nominate

The prefix 're-' has its standard meaning 'again', so 'renominate' is straightforwardly understood as 'nominate again'.

Etymology

The word renominate is made of re- 'again' and nominate 'to name', and nominate is related to the everyday word name. So, to renominate someone is to 'name again' that person for a job, office, or honor.