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nominate

/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/

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What does nominate mean?

verb

  1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  2. To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
  3. To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
More meanings (7)

adjective

  1. nominotypical
  2. (obsolete) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.
  3. (obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted.
  4. (obsolete) Nominated to an office.
  5. (obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.

noun

  1. (obsolete) A nominee.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/
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If a Governor in unable to be present, he may nominate an alternate to cast his weighted vote.
European UnionThe Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992Project Gutenberg ebook #686
If after reading them you think you can undergo the examination without doubt, I will nominate you.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448
More book examples (3)
It will be the office of the President to NOMINATE, and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to APPOINT.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
So the common people made an order, that Quintus Fulvius should be chosen dictator: and the senate, by an express, commanded Marcellus to nominate him.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
The complainant is then allowed to nominate two men, to act as assessors or jurymen on his behalf, his nominations being liable to challenge by the opposite party.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818